March 16, 2006
For Immediate Release

"If Walls Could Talk" TV Show Looking for Homeowners in Mass.

"If Walls Could Talk" a long running, hit series on Home and Garden Television, is looking for homeowners in the Massachusetts Area to be featured on the show! If you have renovated a historic home and made any amazing discoveries we want to talk to you. Or if you know of anyone who may fit the show's description please let us know. The series premiered in 1998 and has aired over 150 episodes and visited all 50 states since. So if you or anyone you know are an energetic historic homeowners who have found items with interesting stories behind them, please contact research coordinator, Keri Grogan, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE at 303-712-3110 or by email KGrogan@highnoonentertainment.com.

Show Description

If Walls Could Talk--A New Season on HGTV

"If Walls Could Talk," a popular weekly series on HGTV (Home & Garden Television), explores the many homes across the country with intriguing pasts. This fall, our exciting season kicks off with a new host, a fresh look and engaging homeowners who make surprising historical discoveries about their homes as they research and restore them.

Believing that "every home has a history," each half-hour episode features four houses across the country where homeowners have made amazing discoveries. Recent stories include:

• In their 1870 stone house, a Texas couple uncovers an initialed powder horn, which surprisingly connects their property to the legendary Davy Crockett.
• Restoration leads a California homeowner to a box of negatives in his 1912 bungalow. A story about a Hollywood photographer and the 1930's film stars soon developed.
• In Massachusetts, a 1600's log house reveals one family's 300-year old history on the property, after the current owner discovers a 17th century document box and cobblerıs bench, complete with tools.

The series, which premiered in September of 1998, has aired over 150 episodes and visited all 50 states. Sixty-five additional episodes are currently being shot in high definition.

Headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit and Atlanta, HGTV, which is now distributed to more than 87 million U.S. households, is one of the fastest-growing networks in cable television history. HGTV.com is America's leading online destination for home and garden information, with more than 4 million unique visitors each month. Internationally, HGTV owns 33 percent of HGTV Canada and provides much of the Canadian network's daily programming. HGTV branded programming can also be seen in Japan, Australia, Thailand, the Philippines, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and the Slovak Republic. HGTV is wholly owned by The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE: SSP), which also operates the Food Network, DIY Do It Yourself Network and Fine Living, a new network which launched in 2002.

The series is produced for HGTV by High Noon Entertainment of Denver, Colo. The company produces several series for HGTV including "Designer Finals," "Generation Renovation," and "Dream Drives." The producers behind High Noon have created several series and award-winning primetime documentaries for cable networks like HGTV, Food Network, Animal Planet, CMT, E!, Style and the Discovery Channel.

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About the Chamber

The Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce serves the Blackstone River Valley's eleven member towns in Massachusetts: Blackstone, Douglas, Grafton, Hopedale, Mendon, Millbury, Millville, Northbridge, Sutton, Upton, and Uxbridge. The mission of the chamber is to promote the economic vitality of the Blackstone Valley, meet the needs of the Chamber's business members, while providing leadership on issues which impact the economy and quality of life in the Valley.