This Old House Wins Outstanding Lifestyle Program At Daytime Emmy Awards
August 31, 2009
CONCORD, Mass., (August 31, 2009) – The popular PBS home improvement series This Old House won the Emmy for Outstanding Lifestyle Program at the 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony held this weekend in Los Angeles.
This Old House was awarded for an episode of its New Orleans project, which featured the rebuilding of a c. 1892 Creole-style shotgun home in the Lower Ninth Ward that had been damaged in Hurricane Katrina. The show traveled to New Orleans to tell this and other compelling stories about the people and organizations contributing to the city’s revival. The winning production team included executive producer Michael Burton, senior producer David Vos and producer Deborah Hood.
Other nominees in the Outstanding Lifestyle Program category were “The Martha Stewart Show,” “Flip This House,” “Clean House” and “Peter Perfect.”
This Old House has now earned a grand total of 17 Emmy Awards and garnered an impressive 82 nominations throughout its 30-year history.
The 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards is a presentation of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in cooperation with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
The 30th anniversary season of This Old House premieres on PBS Thursday, October 8, 2009 (check www.thisoldhouse.com/tvschedule or your local listings).
Media Contacts:
Dawn Newell
Senior Account Executive
WGBH Boston
617-300-5344
dawn_newell@wgbh.org
Tara Rafieymehr Pettinato
Account Executive
WGBH Boston
617-300-5328
tara_rafieymehr@wgbh.org
Karen Affinito
Senior Manager
This Old House Ventures, Inc.
212-522-3740
karen_affinito@timeinc.com
This Old House is produced by This Old House Productions, Inc., for This Old House Ventures, Inc., and is presented on PBS by WGBH Boston. Vice President of Television Operations is Michael Burton. Senior producer and director is David Vos and senior series producer is Deborah Hood. Series creator is Russell Morash. Funding is provided by GMC, Home Depot, Lumber Liquidators and State Farm Insurance Companies. This Old House is the No. 1 multimedia home enthusiast brand, offering trusted information and expert advice through award-winning television, a highly regarded magazine and an information-driven Web site. This Old House Ventures, Inc., is a business of Time Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner.
WGBH Boston is America’s preeminent public broadcasting producer, the source of fully one-third of PBS’s primetime lineup, along with some of public television’s best-known lifestyle shows and children’s programs and many public radio favorites. For more information, visit www.wgbh.org.
