Home Town Kickstart to premiere April 24

Inspired, fueled, and championed by the small town revitalization movement inspired by Ben and Erin Napier of Home Town and Home Town Takeover HGTV will give America’s sweeping small town renaissance movement an even bigger national spotlight when the network expands the epic franchise with the premiere Home Town Kickstart Presented by PEOPLE on Sunday, April 24, at 8 p.m. ET/PT.  In partnership with PEOPLE magazine,  the new series will give six quintessential small towns across the country a major boost to re-energize their revitalization efforts.

In each episode, HGTV experts will take the lead on three projects for each town: refresh the home of a local hero, revamp a small business and reinvigorate a public space to enhance residents’ quality of life and engender community pride. New additions to the renovation team for the series include: Lyndsay Lamb and Leslie Davis (Unsellable Houses); Joe Mazza (Home Inspector Joe); Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt (100 Day Dream Home); Page Turner (Fix My Flip); and Carmine Sabatella and Mike Pyle (Inside Out).

Previously announced participants include: Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent (The Nate & Jeremiah Home Project), Ty Pennington (Rock the Block), Jasmine Roth (Help! I Wrecked My House), and Alison Victoria (Windy City Rehab).  “Our shows are like a warm hug for our fans,” says Jane Latman, president of HGTV.

“Sometimes people need to escape the madness and HGTV delivers.” Says Ben, “Erin and I have renovated more than 80 homes in Laurel for Home Town and we’ve seen how these improvements change a community for the better,” said Ben. “Now, with help from HGTV, we’re going to continue what we started and help more small towns across the country.”

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