Hometime is a PBS

Public Broadcasting Service

The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....

 home improvement

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 show produced by Hometime Video Publishing, Chaska, Minnesota

Chaska, Minnesota

As of 2005, there were 22,467 people and 8,194 households residing in the city. The population density was 1,640 people per square mile . There were 6,235 housing units at an average density of 454.1 per square mile...

, in association with WHYY-TV

WHYY-TV

For the former channel 12 in Wilmington, see WVUE .WHYY-TV, channel 12, is a non-commercial educational television station licensed to Wilmington, Delaware, USA...

 Philadelphia/Wilmington, Delaware

Wilmington, Delaware

Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...

, and broadcast on public television

Public Broadcasting Service

The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....

 and in syndication

Television syndication

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. It first aired in 1986. In the 1990s, Hometime aired on TLC

TLC (TV channel)

TLC is an American cable TV specialty channel which initially focused on educational content. Since 1991 TLC has been owned by Discovery Communications, the same company that operates the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and The Science Channel, as well as other learning-themed networks...

 (The Learning Channel).

Hometime demonstrates both do-it-yourself- and contractor

General contractor

A general contractor is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of a construction site, management of vendors and trades, and communication of information to involved parties throughout the course of a building project.-Description:...

-performed projects, ranging from simple weekend projects to complete homes. Hometime episodes have covered many aspects of home construction

Home construction

Home construction is the process of constructing a home. Beginning with simple pre-historic shelters, home construction techniques have evolved to produce the vast multitude of living accommodations available today. Different levels of wealth and power have warranted various sizes, luxuries, and...

 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
  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...
  
  , Home Savvy (1996–2001) on TLC
  TLC (TV channel)
  TLC is an American cable TV specialty channel which initially focused on educational content. Since 1991 TLC has been owned by Discovery Communications, the same company that operates the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and The Science Channel, as well as other learning-themed networks...
  
  , and Passport to Design (2002–2005) on Travel Channel
  Travel Channel
  The Travel Channel is a satellite and cable television channel that is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland, US. It features documentaries and how-to shows related to travel and leisure around the United States and throughout the world. Programming has included shows in African animal safaris,...
  
  . 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
  Richard Karn
  Richard Karn is an American actor and game show host. He is most well known for his co-starring role as Al Borland in the 1990s sitcom Home Improvement and his tenure as the host of Family Feud during the 2000s.-Early life:...
  
   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
  American Society of Interior Designers
  The American Society of Interior Designers is the oldest and largest professional association for interior designers. Through education, knowledge sharing, advocacy, community building and outreach, the Society strives to advance the interior design profession and, in the process, to demonstrate...
  
   (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.

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