Adriene Hill is a multimedia reporter for the Marketplace sustainability desk, with a focus on consumer issues and the individual relationship to sustainability and the environment. Hill also fills in as host for Marketplace Morning Report and Marketplace Tech Report, when needed.

Hill joined Marketplace in 2010 and helped cover the BP oil spill as well as work on one of Marketplace’s most successful and popular online features “Future Jobs-O-Matic.”  Hill’s biggest job satisfaction is being able to ask really smart people all sorts of questions.

Prior to joining Marketplace, Hill worked at WBEZ (Chicago Public Radio) first as an intern, then producer of the local show Eight Forty-Eight, then news desk editor and reporter. 

Hill has received numerous awards for her contribution to a project she worked on at WBEZ called “Inside & Out.” 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.

Hill is a graduate of Amherst College where she was a double major and earned her bachelor’s degree in political science and economics. She also received her master’s degree in political science from Northwestern University.

A native of Celo, N.C., Hill currently resides in Los Angeles where the weather is really as good as people say it is. In her spare time, she likes to hike, cook and sew.

Features By Adriene Hill

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Financial planning for baby

There's a lot to decide before you have a baby. Certified financial planner Louis Barajas answers expecting parents' questions about how to be prepared financially for your baby.
Posted In: pregnancy, louis barajas, callers, questions
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The price tag for being an RNC delegate

Republicans all over the country are starting to pack for Tampa, Fla., where the Republican Convention will be. One delegate breaks down the costs of participating in democracy.
Posted In: RNC, 2012 election, Republicans, delegate
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Websites accused of collecting kids' online data

A group of consumer advocate organization says some big name companies are violating kids' online privacy laws.
Posted In: Tech, online privacy, privacy, children
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The costs of raising a child

Breaking down the numbers of raising a family. The Department of Agriculture estimates middle-income families will spend about a quarter of a million dollars raising one child.
Posted In: babies, family budget, family finances, Money Matters, families
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As school year starts, more veggies on the menu

Changes in the federal school lunch program will put more fruits and vegetables on pupils' trays. Will they eat them?
Posted In: Health, school lunches
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Rumors and new models roil the tablet market

Rivals to the Apple iPad release new tablets almost every week. For many, a lower price is their big selling point.
Posted In: samsung, tablets, Galaxy, iPad
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Car buyers borrow more, for longer terms

Banks are willing to lend to buyers with subprime credit ratings again. Now you can be underwater on your car as well as your house.
Posted In: Auto, car, lending, underwater car
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With summer heat turned up, businesses adapt

Both drought and heat are taking their toll on small businesses, but businesses find ways to get by and even prosper.
Posted In: drought
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A positive sign: Profits for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

Rising home prices contribute to profits for the bailed-out mortgage lenders. Higher home prices should help the real estate market and homebuyers, too.
Posted In: mortgage, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, home prices, Housing
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Not so bright idea: Fake Twitter followers

Mitt Romney's Twitter account had a recent spike in new followers, leading to speculation that his campaign had bought fake followers. Is this really a business?
Posted In: Twitter, fake accounts, social media

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