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- <text id=89TT2272>
- <title>
- Sep. 04, 1989: Raising High The Roof Beams
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- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1989
- Sep. 04, 1989 Rock Rolls On:Rolling Stones
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- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- PEOPLE, Page 49
- Raising High the Roof Beams
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- <p>By J.D. Reed/Reported by Wendy Cole
- </p>
- <p> Outdoorsman Stephen Thomas has dealt with Alaskan ice floes
- and has raced a sailboat across the Pacific, but he faces a
- greater challenge in October, when 12 million viewers get a
- look at him as the new host of PBS's This Old House, the
- network's hottest show. Thomas, who renovated his own old place
- north of Boston, replaces Bob Vila, the series' popular anchor.
- Vila was fired after he failed to drop endorsement deals. Says
- Thomas of his role: "It's all about telling stories. Norm Abrams
- (veteran carpenter and regular on the show) is the
- nuts-and-bolts guy. Together we have a really nice balance."
- </p>
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- </body></article>
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