Danny Lipford

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Danny Lipford (born May 29, 1957) is an American contractor and television personality known to TV audiences as Host and Executive Producer of the nationally-syndicated home improvement show Today’s Homeowner with Danny Lipford® and for his appearances on The Weather Channel ^[1] and The Early Show ^[2] on CBS.

1 Construction Career
2 Television Career
3 The Weather Channel
4 Other Appearances
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Construction Career

Lipford was born in Marianna, Florida. At the age of nine, Danny got the home improvement bug and bought his first tool, a jigsaw from a mail order catalogue. He moved to Mobile, Alabama in 1978 to attend the University of South Alabama but his side job as a handyman turned into a full-time passion. In 1978, he started his remodeling business, Lipford Construction, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2008.^[3].

[edit] Television Career

In 1998, Lipford was hosting a cable show called Remodeling Today in Mobile, Alabama when he was approached by the Times-Mirror magazine Today’s Homeowner to expand his show nationally. The TV show was retooled and renamed Today's Homeowner with Danny Lipford and jumped from 28 to 100 markets in six months. Lipford also contributed a regular monthly column to the magazine.

In 2001, however,Time Warner, Inc. bought Times Mirror and disbanded the magazine, Lipford took over the show again.^[4]

Today, the weekly show airs on over 200 stations nationwide and features popular renovation projects, DIY projects, home trends and products. It also features the regular segments "Best New Products", "Simple Solutions" and "Ask Danny". Lipford also launched a companion website, www.dannylipford.com, in 2001.

[edit] The Weather Channel

In 2000, Lipford joined The Weather Channel as their home improvement expert. In daily short segments broadcast throughout the week, he offers advice and guidance on a variety of home topics. Each Saturday morning he also hosts The Home Depot Project of the Week, highlighting the designs, materials and decisions that are involved in a variety of indoor and outdoor projects.

Lipford also covers weather-related home topics for the Weather Channel including hurricane preparation tips, and recovering from a tornado. He has also appeared live from across the country for special first day of the season broadcasts from Traverse City, Michigan, Fish Creek, Wisconsin, and other locations^[5].

[edit] Other Appearances

From 2000-2007, Lipford made more than 100 live appearances on The Early Show on CBS as their home improvement contributor. In short segments, he demonstrated a variety of how-to projects in the studio and on location and appeared live from the floor of industry trade shows including the International Builders Show and the Kitchen and Bath Show.

Lipford has also demonstrated spring cleaning tips on LIVE with Regis & Kelly and shown how to hang Christmas lights safely on Inside Edition and has been a resource for magazines and newspapers ranging from Parade magazine^[6] to the Chicago Tribune^[7].