Bloomberg Radio reporter Adrienne Metil dies at 59

Wire Staff

December 04, 2019

Adrienne Metil, known professionally as Adrienne Mitchell to millions of radio listeners around the country, died Nov. 24 at the Washington Hospital Center after a nearly year-long battle with endometrial cancer. She was 59.

Bloomberg Radio reporter Adrienne Metil died Nov. 24, 2019.

During her four decades in radio, Ms. Metil entertained and informed listeners under several names for a range of radio stations, including as an anchor for WTOP in Washington from 2002 to 2007, according to an obituary provided by her family.

At the time of her death, Ms. Metil was a business reporter with Bloomberg Radio. Her colleagues at Bloomberg Radio described her as "a consummate broadcast writer" who had "a unique talent for taking complex business stories and writing them 'for the ear' in a conversational style.

Ms. Metil was an avid cook and traveler. In 1999, she and her husband, Andy, took what amounted to a mid-life sabbatical and spent several months over the course of two years traveling the U.S. by car. Eventually, they visited every state but Alaska and all 30 active Major League Baseball ballparks.

In recent years, Ms. Metil became known for the Irish soda bread she would serve at the annual St. Patrick's Day party at her home.

Ms. Metil is survived by her husband, Andrew Metil; mother, Patricia O'Keeffe; brother, John O'Keeffe; and sister-in-law Mary Grove and her husband, William.

Her remains will be interred in the All Souls Memorial Garden on the grounds of the Washington National Cathedral. As the memorial garden is open to the public, those who knew her can visit with her at any time.