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Gary is a life-long Cincinnatian. With almost 34 years experience, he has dedicated his entire adult life to the home improvement industry -selling, using and talking about home improvement products. At 16, Gary began his career working in a hardware store as a stock boy. He later moved from hardware store management, to owner, limited partner and then to president of the 18-store chain. He sold the company in 1997 and remained President until 2001.Gary started his media career in 1986 with WCKY radio, originally hosting a one-hour home improvement call-in show that quickly grew to three hours in its first year. His media career expanded further in 1990 when he began home improvement news features for the local CBS affiliate. In 1996 he created and hosted a TV show,ā€¯The Hardware Storeā€¯ which aired on HGTV for 4 years. In 1994 his radio career was changing as fast as was the industry. His radio show was switched to its current location on 55 KRC and expanded to fours hours each Saturday. His TV show changed names to Homeworx and was moved to 12 WKRC TV. In 2001 Clear Channel syndicated Garyā€™s show nationally; itā€™s currently aired in 120 markets on both Saturday and Sunday. Gary is proud of the growth in the syndication as well as the size of markets airing the program, including Cleveland, Nashville, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Tampa, and XM satellite radio.Gary is married and has three kids and resides in Liberty Township, Ohio. He is on the Advisory Board of Reach Out Lakota and gives free new home seminars for Habitat for Humanity |
