Hometime (US TV series)

Hometime is a PBS home improvement television show produced by Hometime Video Publishing, Chaska, Minnesota, in association with WHYY-TV Philadelphia/Wilmington, Delaware, and broadcast on public television and in syndication. It first aired in 1986. In the 1990s, Hometime aired on TLC (The Learning Channel).

Hometime demonstrates both do-it-yourself- and contractor-performed projects, ranging from simple weekend projects to complete homes. Hometime episodes have covered many aspects of home construction and maintenance.

Hosts

As of 2011, the show is hosted by Dean Johnson and Miriam Johnson (although they share a surname, they are not related or married).

Although Dean Johnson has continuously hosted the show since its inception, there have been five co-hosts:

• Peggy Knapp (1986–1987)
• JoAnne "JoJo" Liebeler (1987–1992) She later hosted and produced her own shows: Room for Change (1995–2002) on HGTV, Home Savvy (1996–2001) on TLC, and Passport to Design (2002–2005) on Travel Channel. Liebeler is now the president of her own production company (2×4 Productions) and returned as a guest on Hometime for projects in October 2006, December 2009 & September 2010.
• Susanne Egli (1992–1993)
• Robin Hartl (1993–2005) She has recently appeared in infomercials for the Little Giant Ladder with actor Richard Karn and the Worx GT lawn trimmer and edger. Hartl now works in the Twin Cities at the Anoka Design Studio as an American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) designer; assisting builders and their customers to pick out designs and finish materials for their new homes, additions, and remodels.
• Miriam Johnson (2005–present) She hosted through her pregnancy with daughter Sula Catherine. Johnson and her husband, Paul, recently finished an extensive renovation of their 80-year-old home.

Funding

Over the years, various underwriters for Hometime have included:

• Chevrolet
• The Stanley Works
• Sterling Plumbing
• Weiser Lock
• Valeo
• Owens Corning
• The Weather Company
• KraftMaid Cabinetry
• ImproveNet
• Delta Faucet Company
• Johns-Mansville
• GMC
• The Home Depot
• Carrier Corporation

External links

• "Hometime.com". Hometime Video Publishing. 2008. http://www.hometime.com/. 
  • "Hometime Bios...". PBS.org. 2007. http://www.pbs.org/hometime/about/aboutdr.htm. 
• Hometime at the Internet Movie Database
• "RobinHartl.com". http://www.robinhartl.com/. 
  • "ASID Minnesota". http://www.asidmn.org/.