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This Fall, Vote TRADING SPACES!; TLC Lets Viewers Choose Next Design Star in TRADING SPACES: PICK THE NEXT DESIGNER
Special Two-Part Event Kicks Off Fifth Season of Hit Series
SILVER SPRING, Md., Sept. 21 -- Have you ever watched TRADING
SPACES and thought, "I could do that better"? This October, four people will
get their shot at doing just that. In TRADING SPACES: PICK THE NEXT DESIGNER,
four aspiring designers will go head-to-head to compete for a coveted slot as
a regular designer on TLC's popular series, with viewers deciding the winner.
In week one, premiering Saturday, October 9th at 9PM ET/PT, viewers meet
the four hopefuls as each designer tackles a room design and budget. But,
there's a catch: each will have only 24 hours to completely transform the
room. How will they handle the pressure? At the completion of the episode,
viewers will vote for their favorite designer by going online to
http://www.discovery.com and clicking on TLC.
In week two, premiering Saturday, October 16th at 8PM ET/PT, the votes are
in and the winning designer will join the cast on a regular episode of TRADING
SPACES.
Who are the candidates who will vie for the hearts and minds of America?
The contenders are:
* Eric Kole (Washington, D.C.) -- Born and raised in Grand Rapids,
Michigan, Kole studied design in college, but never realized his career
dreams until two years ago when he and his partner founded D.C.'s
popular Vastu, a combination home furnishings, art gallery and design
business.
* Jon Laymon (Orlando, FL) -- Professional sculptor, artist and one half
of the winning couple of TRADING SPACES: HOME FREE returns for a shot
at a regular slot on TRADING SPACES.
* Erin Martin (San Francisco, CA) -- Owner of Martin Design (est. 1997),
with private clients scattered throughout the Napa Valley region, Erin
describes her style as "consistent, classical and yet absolutely
unique."
* Scott Perkins (Atlanta, GA) -- An accomplished art director, set and
interior designer who has previously worked for companies including
Black Entertainment Television (BET). He is the recipient of several
awards, including 21 prestigious BDA awards from Promax/BDA.
TRADING SPACES: PICK THE NEXT DESIGNER kicks off the fifth season of TLC's
popular series. This year, there are some new changes to keep our designers
and homeowners on their toes. In each new episode, the homeowners won't know
which room their neighbors have selected for the redesign. Additionally, one
of the potential rooms will have an assigned value greater than the $1,000
typical of a TRADING SPACES room. This mystery room has a potential budget of
up to $5,000. Once the room is chosen, designers and neighbors will
collaborate to completely transform the homeowners' room. TRADING SPACES'
fifth season will premiere Saturday, October 16 at 9PM ET/PT.
TRADING SPACES: PICK THE NEXT DESIGNER is produced by Banyan Productions
for TLC; Kathy Davidov is executive producer for TLC; Tom Farrell is executive
producer for Banyan. TRADING SPACES: PICK THE NEXT DESIGNER is sponsored in
part by The Home Depot, Procter & Gamble, Mastercard and General Motors.
TLC is the only television network that uses real-life storytelling to
connect over 93 million viewers in North America to the breadth of the human
experience. Discovery Networks, U.S., a unit of Discovery Communications,
Inc., operates and manages the Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, the
Travel Channel, Discovery Health Channel, Discovery HD Theater, Discovery Kids
Channel, Discovery Times Channel, The Science Channel, Discovery Wings
Channel, Discovery Home Channel, Discovery en Espanol and FitTV. The unit also
distributes BBC AMERICA. Visit TLC on the web by going to
http://www.discovery.com and clicking on TLC.
SOURCE Discovery Communications, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.discovery.com
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