North Georgia Productions launching new program

GAINESVILLE - North Georgia Video Productions is launching a new home improvement television program on cable in the North Georgia market. <br> <br> "It's More Than a House!" with Tracy Tesmer will focus on all aspects of home ownership-remodeling, do-it-yourself repairs, landscaping, refinancing, decorating and more. The program will be filmed in Gainesville at the studios of North Georgia Video Productions beginning in June and will be carried on Charter Cable in Gainesville/Hall County, Athens and northeast Gwinnett starting in early July. <br> <br> In Gainesville and northeast Gwinnett the show will air on Saturday's at 11:00 a.m.; in Athens it will air at 10:30 a.m. In the Gainesville/Hall County market only, a repeat of the Saturday show will air on Monday evening at 9:30 p.m. Also, for the first time ever, North Georgia Productions, through an agreement with Charter Communications, will make this new community program available on Charter's "On Demand" service. <br> <br> Tracy will be joined by co-host Karen Allen, who was recently discovered through an open audition process for the co-host position. Allen, who is a UGA graduate and now lives in Winder, has previous TV experience as host of her own community TV show in Winder.<br> <br> Tracy Tesmer developed his media experience via radio and is currently hosting two separate home improvement radio programs in Atlanta and Gainesville. Pauline Giles, owner of North Georgia Productions, says "This project has been in the works for several months as we have been looking for the right combination of host and co-host. I know that Tracy and Karen will do a terrific job in making this an entertaining program!"<br> <br> There plans to expand "It's More Than a House!" into additional markets later this year. <br> <br> North Georgia Video Productions currently produces the "Hall County Sports Show" and "North Georgia Gospel." They also produce the "High School Football Game of the Week," which will return for its fourth season this fall. <br> <br> If you would like more information about this subject, or to schedule an interview with Pauline Giles, please call North Georgia Productions at 770-297-0528 or email [email protected]. <br>

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