# Ron Hazelton > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ron_Hazelton > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ron_Hazelton.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Hazelton > Source revision: 1345116009 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American television presenter (1942–2023)}} alt=Photo of Ron Hazelton|thumb|Hazelton in 2010 '''Ron Hazelton''' (March 29, 1942 – April 30, 2023) was an American television presenter. He was the host of several popular [home improvement](/source/home_improvement) series including ''Ron Hazelton's HouseCalls''. He was also the Home Improvement Editor for [ABC's](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company) ''[Good Morning America](/source/Good_Morning_America)'' and hosted several shows for [The History Channel](/source/The_History_Channel).{{cite web| url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/story?id=133356| title=Ron Hazelton| website=ABC News| language=en| date=January 6, 2006| access-date=2020-03-16}} == Early life == Hazelton was born March 29, 1942, in [Binghamton, New York](/source/Binghamton%2C_New_York), to Earl, a building contractor, and Wanda Hazelton. He graduated from the [Florida State University College of Business](/source/Florida_State_University_College_of_Business) with a BS in marketing in 1965. He was a member of the [Pi Kappa Alpha](/source/Pi_Kappa_Alpha) fraternity{{Cite web|title=Chapter Legends Archives|url=https://www.deltalambdapikes.com/legends/chapter-legends/|access-date=2020-06-07|website=Pi Kappa Alpha Alumni|language=en-EN}} and was part of the [Air Force](/source/Air_force) [ROTC](/source/ROTC) [Drill team](/source/Drill_team). == Early career == After graduation, Hazelton joined [US Navy](/source/US_Navy) [Officer Candidate School](/source/Officer_Candidate_School_(United_States_Navy)) for Anti-Submarine Warfare School.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=LinkedIn profile of Ron Hazelton|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-hazelton-3a52095/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=June 6, 2020|website=LinkedIn}} Hazelton was a marketing consultant in Boston. He founded a storefront restoration workshop in San Francisco called Cow Hollow Woodworks in 1978. He sold the business in 1993. == Television career == In 1989, Hazelton created, co-produced, and hosted a reality-based, on-location home improvement television program called ''The House Doctor''. It ran from 1990 to 1997 with more than 200 episodes and 600 house visits. It originated on [ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company) affiliate [KGO-TV](/source/KGO-TV) in [San Francisco](/source/San_Francisco), and aired for several years on the [HGTV](/source/HGTV) network until 2001. He related that he got started on television by accident: his dentist connected him with a [KGO-TV](/source/KGO-TV) producer{{Cite web|title=DIY Home Improvement and Renovation with Ron Hazelton|url=https://blog.curious.com/2013/11/diy-home-improvement-and-renovation-with-ron-hazelton.html|access-date=2020-06-07|website=Curious.com}} for what became ''The House Doctor''. Hazelton was the Home Improvement Editor for [ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company)'s ''[Good Morning America](/source/Good_Morning_America)'' from 1997 to 2007. Ron reported regularly on a variety of topics related to home improvement, design, repair, health, and safety. He has been featured as a home improvement expert on ''[The Oprah Winfrey Show](/source/The_Oprah_Winfrey_Show)'', ''[Inside Edition](/source/Inside_Edition)'', [Discovery Channel's](/source/Discovery_Channel) ''Popular Mechanics'', [Lifetime's](/source/Lifetime_Television) ''Our Home'' and [The History Channel's](/source/The_History_Channel) series ''[Modern Marvels](/source/Modern_Marvels) — History of Tools'', ''Hands on History'' and ''Save our History: Frontier Homes''. ''Ron Hazelton's HouseCalls'' is a 30-minute [Tribune Entertainment](/source/Tribune_Entertainment) nationally syndicated home improvement show that Hazelton produced and hosted. He traveled by motor home with a mobile workshop to help people with weekend DIY home projects. As of May 2023, ''Ron Hazelton's HouseCalls'' is broadcasting season 24.{{Cite web|title=Ron Hazelton's HouseCalls {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/ron-hazeltons-housecalls/episodes/340832|access-date=2020-06-07|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}} ''HouseCalls'' is a new syndicated version of the program featuring a new logo (stylized "HouseCalls") mixing vintage clips of Ron with new clips featuring host Brian Kelsey and is syndicated by [The Television Syndication Company, Inc. (TVS)](/source/The_Television_Syndication_Company%2C_Inc._(TVS)) on a [barter](/source/Broadcast_syndication) basis.{{Cite web|title=HouseCalls|url=https://tvsco.com/ron-hazeltons-housecalls-us/|access-date=2026-03-05|website=tvsco.com|language=en}} The new programs have a copyright date of 2026. == Advocacy == Hazelton was the national spokesperson for the [Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition](/source/Home_Fire_Sprinkler_Coalition), a non-profit, fire safety organization, from 1997. He received a special Appreciation Award from [Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition](/source/Home_Fire_Sprinkler_Coalition) Steering Committee member, the National Fire Sprinkler Association, for his work on behalf of the organization. == Author == Hazelton was the author of: * Ron Hazelton's HouseCalls: America's Most Requested Home Improvement Projects (1999, [Time-Life Books](/source/Time-Life_Books)) * Plumbing Made Easy (2009, [F+W Publications](/source/F%2BW_Publications)’ Home Basics series) * Electrical Made Easy (2009, [F+W Publications](/source/F%2BW_Publications)’ Home Basics series) == Personal life and death == Hazelton married Lynn Robin Drasin in October 1997.{{Cite news|date=1997-10-19|title=WEDDINGS; Lynn R. Drasin And Ron Hazelton|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/19/style/weddings-lynn-r-drasin-and-ron-hazelton.html|access-date=2020-06-07|issn=0362-4331}} At the time of their marriage, Drasin was a segment producer on ''[Good Morning America](/source/Good_Morning_America)'' on [ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company) while Hazelton was the show's home improvement editor. Drasin later became a producer on ''Ron Hazelton's HouseCalls''.{{Cite web|title=Lynn Drasin|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1803108/|access-date=2020-06-07|website=IMDb}} Hazelton died at his Connecticut home on April 30, 2023, at the age of 81.{{cite web |title=Legendary Home Improvement Expert, Ron Hazelton, Passes Away |url=https://programminginsider.com/legendary-home-improvement-expert-ron-hazelton-passes-away/ |website=Programming Insider |access-date=31 May 2023 |date=5 May 2023}} ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://www.ronhazelton.com Ron Hazelton's HouseCalls Web site] at [http://www.ronhazelton.com ronhazelton.com] * [http://housecallsdiy.com HouseCalls Web site] at [http://housecallsdiy.com housecallsdiy.com] * {{IMDb name|1815797}} * [http://www.homesafetycouncil.org/index.aspx The Home Safety Council] * [https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/story?id=133356 Ron Hazelton] at [https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/ Good Morning America] {{DEFAULTSORT:Hazelton, Ron}} Category:1942 births Category:2023 deaths Category:American television personalities Category:People from Binghamton, New York --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ron Hazelton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Hazelton) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Hazelton?action=history)). 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