Lou Manfredini
Encyclopedia
Lou Manfredini is an American television/radio personality and home improvement expert. Born in Highland Park, Illinois
he is the host of House Smarts TV, Chicago's WGN (AM)
Radio's Mr. Fix-It program and is a contributor on NBC's Today
Show.
, Manfredini worked as a carpenter’s apprentice. After graduating high school in 1982, Manfredini went to Millikin University
in Decatur, Illinois on a musical theater scholarship. In 1987, Manfredini started a construction company in Chicago. After 8 years in business, he began a media career in 1995 when WGN (AM) Radio launched his idea for a home improvement call-in radio show.
Manfredini serves as Ace Hardware’s resident “Home Expert” and editorial media spokesperson.
Highland Park, Illinois
Highland Park is a suburban municipality in Lake County, Illinois, United States, about north of downtown Chicago. As of 2009, the population is 33,492. Highland Park is one of several municipalities located on the North Shore of the Chicago Metropolitan Area.-Overview:Highland Park was founded...
he is the host of House Smarts TV, Chicago's WGN (AM)
WGN (AM)
WGN is a radio station in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is the only radio station owned by the Tribune Company, which also owns the flagship television station WGN-TV, the Chicago Tribune newspaper and Chicago magazine locally. WGN's transmitter is located in Elk Grove Village, Illinois...
Radio's Mr. Fix-It program and is a contributor on NBC's Today
Today
Today may refer to:* Current events; see Portal:Current events* Present, the time that is perceived directly, often called now-Broadcast:* Today , a U.S...
Show.
Early Years
While a student at Deerfield High School (Illinois)Deerfield High School (Illinois)
Deerfield High School, or DHS, is a public four-year high school in Deerfield, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Township High School District 113, which also includes Highland Park High School....
, Manfredini worked as a carpenter’s apprentice. After graduating high school in 1982, Manfredini went to Millikin University
Millikin University
Millikin University is an American co-educational, comprehensive, private, four-year university with traditional undergraduate programs in arts and sciences, business, fine arts, and professional studies, as well as non-traditional, adult degree-completion programs and graduate programs in...
in Decatur, Illinois on a musical theater scholarship. In 1987, Manfredini started a construction company in Chicago. After 8 years in business, he began a media career in 1995 when WGN (AM) Radio launched his idea for a home improvement call-in radio show.
Television and Print Media
In 2000, Manfredini became the home improvement contributor for NBC-TV’s Today Show and in 2006 for NBC 5 Chicago. In 2006, he partnered with Frank DiGioia, President and CEO of Fort Productions, to create the home improvement and lifestyle show HouseSmarts. Manfredini is also the host of Lou Manfredini’s HouseSmarts Minutes (formerly Lou Manfredini’s Home Improvement Minutes) that are syndicated on radio stations across the United States.Manfredini serves as Ace Hardware’s resident “Home Expert” and editorial media spokesperson.