CHARLOTTE, NC (November 15, 2011) – For the second year in a row, WTVI is providing the production crew and is the presenting station for the nationally-distributed television show For Your Home. The show airs Thursdays on WTVI at 6:30 p.m. In addition, the series airs on Sundays and Wednesdays on Create at 11 a.m., 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. The show is syndicated in more than 85 percent of the U.S. market.For Your Home provides expert advice on improving and enjoying the home, garden and family life. Every show provides tips and doable project ideas from design expert, Vicki Payne, and every season is committed to supporting a charity.
"It is with great pride that we work on a locally produced show and then to be able to supply it to the nation, right here from Charlotte, using our own crew,” says Rick Fitts, WTVI’s executive producer. “This show truly makes a positive impact on the community and builds partnerships that are sustainable beyond the shows airings.”
Fitts edits the show. Randy Fulp, WTVI’s director of photography, co-directs the show with Payne and manages the production crew from WTVI that works in conjunction with Vicki Payne’s company, Cutters Productions.
Over the years, the show has built and decorated homes for the Susan G. Komen organization; given a creative hand at Victory Junction, a camp for children with critical illnesses and helped single mom’s provide a better atmosphere for their kids. This year, For Your Home has partnered with Autism Speaks, North American’s largest autism science and advocacy organization to help support those impacted by autism and educate the public on the issues facing these families. Through the course of six, 30-minute episodes, For Your Home will tackle home improvement issues in the homes of families coping with this complex neurobiological disorder. The autism-related shows are taping now and will air in 2012.
“With the help of the Charlotte chapter of Autism Speaks, the show has gathered a team of consultants, doctors and parents that have helped guide producers through this season’s projects. Two of the top issues facing families coping with an autistic child are security and making ends meet when it comes to paying for much needed ABA therapy vs. home improvements,” says Payne.
Local families were selected to participate based on their home improvement issues and the specific needs of their child. Some homes require improvements to their outdoor spaces, kitchens, bathroom and home-based learning centers. FYH viewers will have the opportunity to meet six different families and be inspired by their strength and dedication to overcome tremendous challenges they face every day.
For Your Home is one of many local productions from WTVI. The station currently produces Carolina Business Review, Healthwise, United Way and You and The Charlotte Small Business Spotlight. It also airs the Mecklenburg County Commission meetings as well as pre-election debates and Everyday Edisons. WTVI has worked with and used the talents of many local independent producers to present local documentaries to the community, such as Charlotte's Own Bearden at 100, Rural Mecklenburg: A Vanishing Way of Life, Carolina Calling, Our Vanishing America, The Blue Ridge Parkway: A Long and Winding Road, Sojourn of the Strings and City of Canvas: The Story of Camp Greene.
About WTVI, Charlotte’s PBS station
WTVI is an essential community resource that connects people in the heart of the Carolinas. A public television station, WTVI offers a diverse mix of quality programs and services designed to inform, educate, entertain and promote citizenship. From award-winning children’s programming to groundbreaking documentaries and original music performances, WTVI offers quality content viewers can trust. WTVI reaches more than 380,000 households in its 13-county area in both North and South Carolina: Mecklenburg, Gaston, Lincoln, Rowan, Iredell, Stanly, Union, Anson, Catawba, Cabarrus, Cleveland in North Carolina and York and Lancaster in South Carolina. www.wtvi.org
Contact:
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Jeff Vawter
704.371.8839
jvawter@wtvi.org
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