Paige Davis to Return as Host of ‘Trading Spaces’

By R. Thomas Umstead
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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TLC will bring Paige Davis back as host for its revival of home improvement seriesTrading Spaces.

Davis, who hosted the home design series from 2000-2011, will return to her role when the show returns to the network in 2018, said network officials. Additionally, casting of homeowners has begun in the first three cities of Los Angeles, Atlanta and Baltimore.

TLC president and general manager Nancy Daniels said this past Marchthat the network was “open” to having former stars returnto the reboot ofTrading Spaces, which helped usher in the popular home improvement genre on cable.

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R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.