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Mar William Jennings (b. 1975 in
Westport,
Connecticut
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) has been called "America's Top Lifestyle Expert". He is an American Emmy nominated television host and actor. He is best known as the host of ''Life On Mar’s: The Home Makeover Show'', now on its fourth season, and as a frequently featured guest on the
''Better Show'' with
JD Roberto
John David "JD" Roberto (born October 23, 1969) is an American television personality, writer, host, and producer.
Biography
Born in White Plains, New York, Roberto went to the NYU's Tisch School of the Arts where he graduated with a Bachelor of ...
.
He has appeared on ''
The Today Show
''Today'' (also called ''The Today Show'' or informally, ''NBC News Today'') is an American news and talk morning television show that airs weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It was ...
'',
HGTV
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, and other television networks. Other television appearances include the
Food Network
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,
CBS
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,
CNN
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, and
QVC
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. In addition, Jennings is a six-time
Emmy Award
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nominee.
Career
Jennings is the creator and host of ''Life On Mar’s: The Home Makeover Show'', an
interior design
Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space. An interior designer is someone who plans, researches, coordina ...
and
home improvement
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television show. The show has been broadcast on
ABC
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ABC or abc may also refer to:
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** Disney–ABC Television ...
,
Amazon Prime
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, and was recently syndicated on
Cox
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* Cox (surname), including people with the name
Companies
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** Cox Communications, cable provider
** Cox Media Group, a company that owns television and radio stations
** ...
,
Comcast
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and various other American television networks, and has aired monthly on the Connecticut TV station
WTNH
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. He was also the host of
FOX 61/CT1 Media, ''Northeast Living'', along with correspondent Elaine Irvin, which was nominated for the
Emmy Awards
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.
In addition to founding S&J Multimedia and Mar Jennings Real Estate, Jennings has also worked at
Christie's International Real Estate and
Douglas Elliman
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Douglas Elliman employs more than 7,000 agents and has 113 offices in New York City and across the country. The company also has a number of subsidiaries related to real estate services such as ...
Real Estate.
Books
* (A book that discusses six design principles for Jennings' ''Casual Luxury'' home design style.)
*
Media
Print mentions:
*''
The New York Times
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''
*
''Better Homes and Gardens''
*
''Home'' magazine
*''Page Six''
*''Better Home and Gardens Decorating''
*''
First for Women
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Heinrich Bauer Publishing (german: Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG), trading as Bauer Media Group, is a German multimed ...
'' magazine
*''atHome''
*''
Westport Magazine''
*''CTC&G''
*''
New York Post
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It was established ...
''
See also
*
Better (talk show)
''Better'', also known as ''The Better Show'', is a television syndication, syndicated lifestyle and celebrity focused daytime talk show that aired in Broadcast syndication, syndication from 2007 to 2015. It aired weekdays on 160 stations across ...
*
JD Roberto
John David "JD" Roberto (born October 23, 1969) is an American television personality, writer, host, and producer.
Biography
Born in White Plains, New York, Roberto went to the NYU's Tisch School of the Arts where he graduated with a Bachelor of ...
*
Daytime Emmy Award
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References
External links
Mar Jennings website*
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Living people
1975 births
People from Westport, Connecticut
American television hosts
American interior designers
Christie's people