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Adriene Hill

Former Correspondent

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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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Bread is more than wheat, milk and eggs

by Adriene Hill
Mar 2, 2011
Even though commodity prices are skyrocketing, what you pay for food is not necessarily going up. Here's why.
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Libyan protests push oil prices up

by Adriene Hill
Feb 21, 2011
Libya is a major oil producer. The country's unrest has spilled into the oil markets. So what should we expect in the coming days?
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Climate messages may be all wrong

by Adriene Hill
Feb 7, 2011
Environmental activists are adjusting their words and strategy as "climate change" and "global warming" messages fail to win the public's attention.
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Promoting Climate Change: Hits and Misses

by Adriene Hill
Feb 7, 2011
If you heard my story today on Marketplace, you know there's some debate over exactly what sort of messaging is best suited to climate change. Co...
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Verizon iPhone users might get "throttled"

by Adriene Hill
Feb 4, 2011
Pre-orders for the Verizon iPhone sold out in hours. Then came an announcement about the carrier's data policy.
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Polyvore.com uses data to track fashion trends

by Adriene Hill
Jan 31, 2011
Have you ever looked at a particularly ugly piece of clothing, and wondered "How did this even get made?" With the help of new tools like Polyvore.com -- a social networking site where fashion-followers can create collages of their favorite trends -- data can take the guess work out of getting dressed. Adriene Hill has more.
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Best-Ever Super Bowl Ads: Diet Coke 3-D

by Adriene Hill
Jan 26, 2011
I was 12 -- and remember making sure to have my glasses ready...sat in anticipation during the entire game...just waiting. Take a look at it here....
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Is telecommuting really green?

by Adriene Hill
Jan 26, 2011
Working from home may not be as good for the environment as you think it is.
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The outlook on food prices

by Adriene Hill
Jan 15, 2011
Food prices are climbing higher and higher. Adriene Hill explains what's going on to Steve Chiotakis, and talks about who might be profiting from the price spike.
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What's pushing food prices up?

by Adriene Hill
Jan 13, 2011
The cost of groceries continues to climb. Marketplace's Adriene Hill takes a look at the factors that are causing the increase.
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