Adriene Hill

Former Correspondent

SHORT BIO

Adriene Hill is a former correspondent covering the business of entertainment.

Prior to joining Marketplace in 2010, she worked at WBEZ in Chicago, first as an intern, then as producer of the local show Eight Forty-Eight, then as news desk editor and reporter.

Adriene received numerous awards for her contribution to Inside & Out, a project she worked on at WBEZ. They include Associated Press Illinois – Best Investigative Series and Best Series/Documentary; Lisagor awards – Online Investigative Reporting and Public Affairs Programming; Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi – Public Service Award; RTDNA Murrow Awards – Best Continuing Coverage; and PRNDI National – Best Multi-Media Presentation, First Place Enterprise/Investigative, First Place Series.

Adriene is a graduate of Amherst College, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in political science and economics. She has a master’s degree in political science from Northwestern University. A native of Celo, N.C., Hill currently resides in Los Angeles, where the weather really is as good as people say it is. 

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Here's why so much news seems to break late in the day

May 25, 2017
Even the White House is said to dread what's coming at cocktail hour on the East Coast.
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What to expect from upfronts season? More of the same.
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PETA takes its fight to other animal entertainment

May 19, 2017
The campaign against Ringling Bros. is over. Now activists have more energy to take on Hollywood.
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More reboots and spinoffs at the TV upfronts this year

May 17, 2017
Despite low network television ratings, advertisers will spend big money this year.
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Ransomware: Should businesses pay up?

May 16, 2017
Hackers are holding up businesses for ransom. To pay or not to pay? That is the question.
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Counting television viewers outside their homes

May 16, 2017
For live-event outlets like ESPN and news channels, this data is critical.
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Back so soon? 'American Idol' returns … but to ABC, not Fox

May 9, 2017
Just a year after it went off the air at Fox, “American Idol” is coming back. The iconic singing competition show is returning on rival network ABC. The show’s ratings had slumped on Fox to 11.5 million viewers during its 15th season from a high of 30 million at its peak. So why does ABC […]

Suitors line up for Tribune Media’s local TV stations

May 5, 2017
These aren’t the best of times for local television stations. More of us are watching our TV on streaming services, like Hulu and Netflix. Fewer of us are tuning in to local news. Still, it looks like there may be a bidding war brewing for the 40-plus stations that make up Tribune Media. Both Sinclair […]

Movie theaters find new ways to lure kids

May 5, 2017
Cinemas are focusing on younger customers with rainbow-colored chairs, esports auditoriums and play gyms.
Features like brightly colored seats can set theaters apart, says Tim Barr, CEO of Ferco Seating.
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