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Donald Peschke

As founding editor of Woodsmith magazine, Donald Peschke filled the need for a publication that explained woodworking in step-by-step detail. Donald hosts Woodsmith Shop with his staff of talented editors, designers and illustrators who are both passionate and knowledgeable woodworkers.

Gary Bredow

Much like the individuals featured in START UP, show creator and host Gary Bredow is himself an entrepreneur. After years of hard work and dedication, he is now the co-owner of a production studio in Downtown Detroit that specializes in television, film and multi-media production.

Katie Brown

Hailed by People as “TV’s meat-and-potatoes Martha Stewart,” Katie does it all—from cooking to entertaining—like nobody else. She has appeared on Oprah and The Today Show, hosted shows for the Lifetime and Style networks, has written five best selling books, and pens a syndicated newspaper column.

Kevin O'Connor

Kevin O’Connor is the host of the Emmy Award-winning series, This Old House, the Emmy-nominated series, Ask This Old House, and Inside This Old House. Kevin also serves on the editorial board of This Old House magazine.

Norm Abram

Norm Abram was an everyday carpenter until he built a barn for This Old House’s creator and became a do-it-yourself celebrity. A second-generation carpenter, he lives with his wife in a classic Colonial home that he built himself.

Richard Trethewey

Born and raised in Dedham, Mass., Richard Trethewey learned about heating and plumbing from his father by working summers and school vacations. He lives with his wife and two sons in a Boston suburb in an 1865 Victorian that he has extensively remodeled.

Roger Cook

A long-time landscaping specialist, Roger Cook became a permanent fixture on This Old House in 1988, during the Lexington Bed & Breakfast renovation. Roger lives with his wife and two children in a suburban cape home, which they continue to renovate.

Roy Underhill

Host of The Woodwright's Shop, Roy's formidable woodworking skills, passion for teaching and irrepressible charm result in part history lesson, part spontaneous entertainment.

Scott Phillips

A master woodworker with a thorough knowledge of his craft, Scott Phillips is in his fourth decade of woodworking. Scott operates a full-time woodworking enterprise, is involved in habitat reforestation projects and contributes articles to Woodcraft Magazine.

Tom McLaughlin

Classic Woodworking host Tom McLaughlin has been making and designing commissioned custom furniture for decades.

Tom Silva

Renovating houses since he was a child, Tom Silva’s first major project was installing a basement fallout shelter beneath his family’s 1787 Colonial in Massachusetts. Tom lives with his wife, daughter, and son in a 19th-century house he is renovating in a Boston suburb.

Dan Bärham

Host and creator Dan Bärham has dedicated his life to promoting conservation and sustainability.

Eric Johnson

GardenSMART host Eric Johnson shares his extensive horticultural knowledge and experience in easy-to-understand language. In the series, he visits beautiful one-of-kind gardens and unusual locations across the country to take the mystery out of color combinations, landscape designs, vegetable and flower gardens, and overflowing containers.

J Schwanke

J Schwanke is a flower expert, flower content producer and professional speaker, widely regarded as the most trusted voice in the flower industry.

Joe Lamp'l

Growing a Greener World's host and executive producer Joe Lamp'l is one of the country’s most recognized and trusted personalities in gardening and sustainability. Joe also shares his know-how on NBC’s TODAY SHOW, ABC’s Good Morning America, The Weather Channel and through his popular books, podcast series, nationally syndicated newspaper column and more.

P. Allen Smith

P. Allen Smith is one of America's most recognized and respected garden and design experts, providing ideas and inspiration through his public television series P. Allen Smith's Garden Home and P. Allen Smith's Garden to Table, his best-selling books, and his social media sites.

Rodman and Gina Schley

Urban Conversion's Rodman and Gina Schley dive head-first into the sustainability movement to see how they can make their urban lifestyle more eco-friendly.