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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Why scammers like seniors

Seniors are a prime target for scams, because they are less likely to report a scam. Learn why seniors are afraid to report fraud cases and how to avoid getting hoodwinked.
Posted In: fraud, Crime, senior citizen
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Retired war ships navigate the seas of tourism

As the USS Iowa opens in San Pedro, Calif., a look at what it takes to run a successful war ship museum.
Posted In: museum, ship, tourism, history
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The costs of taking care of an elderly relative

Taking a look at how to provide for an elderly relative who is having trouble taking care of himself or herself.
Posted In: Money Matters, elderly
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Taco Bell unleashes more expensive menu items

Forget fourth meal -- now Taco Bell is serving up new menu items that seemingly aim to compete with Chipotle. Will the strategy really work?
Posted In: Taco Bell, Chipotle
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FDA approves at-home HIV test

But some worry the cost could scare away people most at risk of infection.
Posted In: HIV, FDA
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In weather forecasting wars, opposites do attract

Cable's The Weather Channel seeks to bolster its forecasting credentials by acquiring Weather Underground, weather buffs' favorite source for learning which way the wind blows.
Posted In: Mergers and Acquisitions, Weather Channel, Weather Underground
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Congress pressed to pass transportation bill

Lawmakers must fund new federal highway construction before the current legislation expires on Saturday. If they don't, local construction projects may suffer, and jobs could be lost.
Posted In: Transportation, construction, infrastructure
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News Corp. may become two separate companies

Rupert Murdoch’s troubled company is considering splitting the entertainment side of the business from the publishing business.
Posted In: News Corp., media, Rupert Murdoch
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Defining 'pre-existing conditions'

The Supreme Court is about to announces its decision on the health care reform law, which includes guaranteed coverage for people with pre-existing medical conditions. But what exactly counts as one?
Posted In: health care reform law, pre-existing conditions
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Breaking up is hard to do

The ways social media makes separation trickier.
Posted In: Tech Report, second life, social media, breaking up

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