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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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Letters: An estate planning primer

by Adriene Hill and Paddy Hirsch
Jul 13, 2012
This week's letter segments tackles questions for the senior set.
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Why scammers like seniors

by Adriene Hill
Jul 13, 2012
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.
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Retired war ships navigate the seas of tourism

by Adriene Hill
Jul 12, 2012
As the USS Iowa opens in San Pedro, Calif., a look at what it takes to run a successful war ship museum.
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Money Matters

The costs of taking care of an elderly relative

by Adriene Hill
Jul 11, 2012
Taking a look at how to provide for an elderly relative who is having trouble taking care of himself or herself.
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Food and Drink

Taco Bell unleashes more expensive menu items

by Adriene Hill
Jul 5, 2012
Forget fourth meal -- now Taco Bell is serving up new menu items that seemingly aim to compete with Chipotle. Will the strategy really work?
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FDA approves at-home HIV test

by Adriene Hill
Jul 4, 2012
But some worry the cost could scare away people most at risk of infection.
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In weather forecasting wars, opposites do attract

by Adriene Hill
Jul 3, 2012
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.
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Congress pressed to pass transportation bill

by Adriene Hill
Jun 26, 2012
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.
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News Corp. may become two separate companies

by Adriene Hill
Jun 26, 2012
Rupert Murdoch’s troubled company is considering splitting the entertainment side of the business from the publishing business.
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Defining 'pre-existing conditions'

by Adriene Hill
Jun 22, 2012
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?
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