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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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Is a career in fishing still sustainable?

by Adriene Hill
Oct 25, 2010
Once upon a time, hardworking fisherman could make a good living. But shrinking catches and pollution have made working in the fishing industry tough. Adriene Hill reports on an industry that's drying up.
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Children are next to join a gym

by Adriene Hill
Oct 25, 2010
This week, we're looking at sustainable jobs. Adriene Hill reports on a career that's growing almost as fast as its littlest clients.
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Mortgage Mess

Troubled homeowners head to convention for help

by Adriene Hill
Oct 8, 2010
Although some banks have just announced they're temporarily halting foreclosures, many homeowners are still in trouble and in need of answers. A non-profit group in L.A. tries to help.
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Where more women manage

by Adriene Hill
Sep 28, 2010
The percentage of women in management positions is less than the number of women employed in the workforce overall. But there are two sectors where women the percentage of female managers is higher than the percentage of female employees.
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Sustainability of future news devices

by Adriene Hill
Sep 28, 2010
Blackberrry has just unveiled a tablet style device to compete with the iPad. Yet one more sign pointing to a new age of news delivery. How does the future of how we get our news factor into the environment? Adreine Hill reports.
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More sustainable: Digital, print media?

by Adriene Hill
Sep 27, 2010
Newspapers have had a tough go of it. According to a new survey, only about a quarter of Americans read a daily newspaper made of paper. Nearly half say they got their news digitally. The decline of the daily is good for the environment, right? Fewer newspapers equal fewer dead trees. Adriene Hill reports it's not quite that easy.
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FDA restricts access to Avandia

by Adriene Hill
Sep 23, 2010
The Food and Drug Administration will limit access patients have to the diabetes drug Avandia. But a study suggested that there's a 40 percent increase in risk of cardiovascular disease, heart attack, stroke and death among Avandia users.
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Easy Sustainability Answers

What are the most effective things I can do to reduce the amount of energy I use?

by Adriene Hill
Sep 21, 2010
A new study from researchers at Columbia found that a lot of people are pretty confused about the actions they can take to save energy. When asked...
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Will people buy sustainable fashion?

by Adriene Hill
Sep 13, 2010
Eco-friendly designers will display fair-trade fashion during their own show at New York Fashion Week. What exactly is sustainable fashion and what's the market for this type of clothing? Reporter Adriene Hill talks the details with Steve Chiotakis. Plus, view a slideshow of socially-responsible clothing.
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Easy Sustainability Answers

Are half-and-half cups recyclable?

by Adriene Hill
Sep 10, 2010
Easy Answer: No....
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