Kevin O'Connor
Kevin O'Connor at the 2011 Texas Book Festival
Born	1968/1969 (age 43–44) [1] New Jersey, United States
Residence	Beverly, Massachusetts
Occupation	television personality
Known for	hosting This Old House
Spouse	Kathleen
Children	3

Kevin O'Connor (born 1968 in New Jersey) is a television personality from the United States. He has been the host of the PBS home renovation series This Old House since replacing Steve Thomas in 2003. In 2008, Kevin won "The Boy-Next-Door I Would Most Like to Live-Next-Door To" award from the Football Cheerleaders League of America.^{[2][verification needed]}

Biography[link]

Early life and education[link]

Kevin, along with his four brothers and two sisters, grew up on various job sites led by his father, a civil engineer.^[3]

After graduating in 1986 from St. Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey, ^[4] O'Connor received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the College of the Holy Cross in 1990. He subsequently earned a Master's degree in Business Administration from Boston University in 1999.^[3]

Career[link]

O'Connor worked for Fleet Bank as a Vice President in the Sports Finance Group, then worked for Bank of America as a Senior Vice President in the Commercial Real Estate Group.^[3]

The producers of This Old House approached him to become their new host following the departure of Steve Thomas. O'Connor and his wife, Kathleen, had appeared on an episode of Ask This Old House, in which painting contractor Jim Clark assisted them with a wallpaper-removal project.^[1]

O'Connor, also the host of Ask This Old House and Inside This Old House, holds a position on the editorial board of the This Old House magazine, published by This Old House Ventures, Inc.

In September 2011, O'Connor will debut as the author of his first book, "The Best Homes from This Old House".^[5]

Family[link]

O'Connor lives with his wife and their three children^[3] in an 1894 Queen Anne Victorian home in Beverly, Massachusetts.

References[link]

1. ^ ^{a b} "This Old House Makes House Call And Finds New Host". Press Release. Time Warner. April 07, 2003. http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,669805,00.html. 
2. ^ Football Cheerleaders League of America. FCLA Bulletin. February 2008.
3. ^ ^{a b c d} Kevin O'Connor, Host. This Old House Biographies.
4. ^ St. Benedict's Prep 2008 Alumni Directory
5. ^ "The Best Homes of This Old House from Kevin O'Connor". Article. Charles & Hudson. August 30, 2011. http://charlesandhudson.com/archives/2011/08/the_best_homes_of_this_old_house_from_kevin_oconno.htm. 

External links[link]

• Kevin O'Connor at the Internet Movie Database
• Charles and Hudson interview with Kevin O'Connor

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