Ron Hazelton
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Ron Hazelton is the host of several popular home improvement
television series, most recently Ron Hazelton's HouseCalls.
skills. After founding Cow Hollow Woodworks, an antiques restoration
workshop in San Francisco, California
in 1978, he became recognized as a master craftsman
and cabinetmaker.
affiliate KGO-TV
in San Francisco. The program was distributed by Home and Garden Television
(HGTV) across North America, until 2001.
(GMA) program since 1996. Ron reports regularly on a variety of topics related to home improvement, design, repair, health, and safety.
Ron has been featured as a home improvement expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show
, Inside Edition
, Discovery Channel
's Popular Mechanics, Lifetime Television
's Our Home and The History Channel
's series Modern Marvels — History of Tools, Hands on History and Save our History: Frontier Homes.
On-site coaching for do-it-yourselfers is a hallmark of Ron's own television shows. His current series, Ron Hazelton's HouseCalls, which he also produces and hosts, is a cross-country adventure in which Ron travels by motor home to assist people with a wide-variety of "weekend" projects. A state-of-the-art mobile workshop, loaded with the latest home improvement tools and gadgets, accompanies Ron to each location. The show also features improvements Ron makes to his own home. Ron Hazelton's HouseCalls is distributed nationally by Tribune Entertainment
.
Books in 1999.
with his wife, television producer Lynn Drasin, their daughter Danielle Elizabeth Drasin (born July 8, 2001) and their son Max Earl Hazelton (born January 7, 2004).
Home improvement
Home improvement, home renovation or remodeling is the process of renovating or making additions to one's home.-Types of home improvement:...
television series, most recently Ron Hazelton's HouseCalls.
Early career
The son of a building contractor, Ron began his journey into the world of home improvement when he left a successful marketing career to return to his roots and hone his woodworkingWoodworking
Woodworking is the process of building, making or carving something using wood.-History:Along with stone, mud, and animal parts, wood was one of the first materials worked by early humans. Microwear analysis of the Mousterian stone tools used by the Neanderthals show that many were used to work wood...
skills. After founding Cow Hollow Woodworks, an antiques restoration
Antiques restoration
Antiques restoration refers to either the practice of "restoration"- restoring an antique or work of art to a like-new condition , or "conservation"- the practice of preserving an antique or work of art against further deterioration.-Restoration:Restoration can be as simple as light cleaning to...
workshop in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
in 1978, he became recognized as a master craftsman
Master craftsman
A master craftsman or master tradesman was a member of a guild. In the European guild system, only masters were allowed to be members of the guild....
and cabinetmaker.
The House Doctor
In 1989, Ron's first television series, The House Doctor, built significantly upon the concept of reality-based home improvement television. The series would eventually feature over 600 televised "house calls." Ron created, co-produced and hosted this series for American Broadcasting CompanyAmerican Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
affiliate KGO-TV
KGO-TV
KGO-TV, channel 7, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, based in San Francisco, California...
in San Francisco. The program was distributed by Home and Garden Television
HGTV
HGTV , is a cable-television network operating in the United States and Canada, broadcasting a variety of home and garden improvement, maintenance, renovation, craft and remodeling shows...
(HGTV) across North America, until 2001.
Current career
Ron has been the Home Improvement Editor for ABC Television's Good Morning AmericaGood Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
(GMA) program since 1996. Ron reports regularly on a variety of topics related to home improvement, design, repair, health, and safety.
Ron has been featured as a home improvement expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey. It ran nationally for 25 seasons beginning in 1986, before concluding in 2011. It is the highest-rated talk show in American television history....
, Inside Edition
Inside Edition
Inside Edition is a thirty-minute American television syndicated news program, first aired on CBS on October 9, 1988. It was originally similar to the programs Hard Copy and A Current Affair, but now more closely resembles a condensed version of breakfast television, exclusively with pre-recorded...
, Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
's Popular Mechanics, Lifetime Television
Lifetime Television
Lifetime Television, often referred to as Lifetime TV, or most commonly, Lifetime, is an American cable television specialty channel devoted to movies, sitcoms and dramas, all of which are either geared toward women or feature women in lead roles. The cable network is owned by A&E Television Networks...
's Our Home and The History Channel
The History Channel
History, formerly known as The History Channel, is an American-based international satellite and cable TV channel that broadcasts a variety of reality shows and documentary programs including those of fictional and non-fictional historical content, together with speculation about the future.-...
's series Modern Marvels — History of Tools, Hands on History and Save our History: Frontier Homes.
On-site coaching for do-it-yourselfers is a hallmark of Ron's own television shows. His current series, Ron Hazelton's HouseCalls, which he also produces and hosts, is a cross-country adventure in which Ron travels by motor home to assist people with a wide-variety of "weekend" projects. A state-of-the-art mobile workshop, loaded with the latest home improvement tools and gadgets, accompanies Ron to each location. The show also features improvements Ron makes to his own home. Ron Hazelton's HouseCalls is distributed nationally by Tribune Entertainment
Tribune Entertainment
Tribune Entertainment was a television production and syndication company owned and operated by Tribune Broadcasting in the mid-1980s. Many programs offered from Tribune Entertainment have been broadcast on the company's television stations....
.
Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition
As a spokesperson for the nonprofit 501(c)(3) Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) www.homefiresprinkler.org since 1997, Ron is a strong supporter of fire safety and is a powerful advocate of residential fire sprinklers. Ron received a special Appreciation Award from the National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA) www.nfsa.org for his work on behalf of the organization. In 2008, Ron was named Fire Sprinkler Advocate of the Year by the American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) www.firesprinkler.org. In 1996, HFSC was founded by the AFSA, NFSA and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) www.nfpa.org. 2008 Fire Sprinkler Advocate of the YearAuthor
Ron is the author of "Ron Hazelton's HouseCalls: America's Most Requested Home Improvement Projects," published by Time-LifeTime-Life
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Books in 1999.
Personal life
Ron lives in New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
with his wife, television producer Lynn Drasin, their daughter Danielle Elizabeth Drasin (born July 8, 2001) and their son Max Earl Hazelton (born January 7, 2004).