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Kevin O'Connor

New Host for This Old House

By Daisy Carrington, Contributor
February / March 2004

February 1, 2004 by Leave a Comment

Making his debut this season as host of the Emmy Award-winning series This Old House and Ask This Old House, Kevin O'Connor is the newest member of America's favorite home improvement team. Prior to joining the show, O'Connor worked for Fleet Bank as a vice president in the sports finance group, not exactly a prerequisite for a job on TV. He and his wife Kathleen recently … [Read more...] about New Host for This Old House

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