01-14-2005, 03:30 PM
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http://www.bobvila.com/Global/About.html
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A native of Miami, Bob Vila's restoration of a Victorian Italianate house in Newton Center, Massachusetts, was honored as "Heritage House of 1978" by Better Homes and Gardens. A newspaper profile on the project caught the attention of a television producer, which led to the production of a program on home renovations using Bob and his Newton Center home as the focal point. Soon after, Bob was asked to be the host of a 13-part television series on step-by-step home renovation.
He agreed, and, in 1979, "This Old House" premiered and was an immediate hit. The series was picked up by PBS and was broadcast nationwide on public television with Vila as its host for ten years. In 1989, Vila left "This Old House" and founded his own television production company to produce Bob Vila's Home Again.
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http://www.bobvila.com/25thAnniversary/Celebrate25.html
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