Chris Wolfe is the Executive Producer of This Old House Productions. In 2002, he helped launch the This Old House spin-off series Ask This Old House. He served as the show’s producer for 12 years, working with a team of expert contractors to solve hundreds of home improvement questions from viewers across the country. He now oversees all of the production of This Old House and Ask This Old House and has served as an executive producer for many other series and specials including Team Rubicon, Dime Cómo Hacerlo, Idea House: Mountain Modern, and The House that Norm Built. He has earned three Emmy awards.
“As a kid, I would sit down to watch This Old House with a big glass of milk and a sleeve of Oreo’s,” remembers Chris. “So it’s really hard to believe that now, as an adult, I get to work every day with the same group of guys—it really is my dream job. Sometimes, when I’m driving the Ask This Old House truck and trailer with Kevin, Tommy, Richard, or Roger, I notice other drivers craning their necks, trying to get a better view of the guys. And then there’s usually a moment when I see the other driver’s expression change as they think to themselves, ‘I wonder who the other guy is…’”
After earning a degree in economics from Cornell University and working for several years as a management consultant, Chris moved to Boston with a detailed plan to “do something more creative.” He assisted with many television programs and commercials and was an associate producer for the groundbreaking PBS first-person documentary series “Right Here, Right Now.” Chris later joined the Educational Programming department at WGBH Boston. While at WGBH, he learned about the plan to produce an exciting new addition to This Old House and eagerly applied for a position. As they say, the rest is history, and he has since become an integral part of the success of This Old House Productions.
