Katie Brown (TV personality)

Katie Brown (born 1963 in Petoskey, Michigan) is an American home and gardening television show host, author, and trained art historian.

This article is about the television show host. For the rock climber, see Katie Brown (rock climber).

Personal life

Brown grew up in a large family, having three brothers and sisters, 32 cousins, and 14 aunts and uncles. One of her uncles is the late University of Iowa football coach Forest Evashevski.

She was educated as an art historian at Cornell University. She also raced on the U.S. ski team and had a catering business in Los Angeles.

She opened an antique store and cafe called Goat, located in Los Angeles and Mackinac Island, Michigan. Brown has been serving up dime-store domesticity on Lifetime Television's Next Door with Katie Brown since October 1997 and on public television's Katie Brown Workshop. She has opened her own workshops in Los Angeles, New York, and Bridgehampton.[1]

Brown has been married to TV executive and producer William Corbin since November 2003. They had their first child, a daughter named Prentiss, in May 2004. They adopted their second child, a daughter named Meredith, in November 2008.[1]

Publishing

Brown also has published numerous books on the subjects of cooking, gardening, and decorating: Katie Brown Decorates, Katie Brown Entertains, Katie Brown Weekends, Katie Brown Outdoors, and Katie Brown Celebrates.

References
  1. "Katie Brown, an Expert in Thrift, Uses Home as Idea Lab". The New York Times.
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