Bob Vila Bio

In 1978 Bob Vila's restoration of a Victorian Italianate house became the subject of a Boston Globe article. The story led to the PBS series This Old House, which Vila hosted for 10 years. Since 1989, Vila has produced his own series, Bob Vila's Home Again, and has written 10 books on home improvement. In addition to hosting Restore America, Bob can also be seen on This Old House Classics on HGTV, and has his own Web site: www.bobvila.com (Vila hosts the Restore America 100 series.