ABC Television’s Popular Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Coming to Dallas/Fort Worth in December

    (ARLINGTON, TX) – Arlington’s Steve Wall announced today that ABC Television has selected his team from Wall Homes Inc. for an upcoming Extreme Makeover: Home Edition episode scheduled to air in early 2009. The Emmy-award winning hit reality show will surprise one North Texas family with a new home as part of its current “Heroes in the Community” season.

   ABC’s Ty Pennington, design team leader, will be joined by his teammates Paul DiMeo, Tracy Hutson, Eduardo Xol, and John Littlefield, to notify the recipients at their residence on Monday, December 8, 2008.

    “This season of Extreme Makeover is about giving back to local heroes in our community,” said Mr. Wall. “With tremendous support from our subcontractors and vendors, we are personally honored to provide a home to a family who has already given so much of their time and energy to north Texas.”

     “In our daily work, we must be agile and quick - - now we can use that experience and our heartfelt commitment to the community to respond for this special project,” he added.

    “It’s a chance to give back to the community as a whole, and also to recognize and honor our local heroes,” said Erin Kolp, who is Wall’s public relations director and chief of staff.

    Their team will have the critical leadership roles and the responsibility of working around-the-clock to construct this home in a period of just over 100 hours. The actual project timeframe extends to seven days, which includes the notification and demolition time periods, should they be needed.

     The Wall team has partnered with Cumulus Media, Inc. as its primary broadcast group for the week of the build. Listeners can tune into The Ticket-1310AM, The Wolf-99.5FM, The Bone-93.3FM, and KLIF-570AM to get daily updates and hear interviews throughout the week.

    Extreme Makeover: Home Edition features a team of designers, contractors, and several hundred workers who race against time to complete a four-month home building and renovation project in just seven days. The team has one week to totally rebuild and furnish an entire house complete with landscaping. The lives of the lucky families are changed forever when they learn that they've been selected to have their home rebuilt, according to the network.

     Extreme Makeover: Home Edition has won back-to-back Emmy Awards as Best Reality Program (non-competitive) and is entering its sixth season on ABC. The program is produced by Endemol USA, a division of Endemol Holding. Conrad Ricketts is the executive producer; and David Goldberg is the president of Endemol USA. The show airs on Sundays (7:00-8:00 CST), on the ABC Television Network.

     Wall Homes has neighborhoods throughout Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, and San Antonio. They offer a variety of single-family detached and attached homes with architectural style for discerning buyers who want the efficiencies of a production builder and the flexibility to customize individual new home designs. This project will reflect the design and construction excellence for which the company is known. For more information on this special project, visit Extreme.Wall.com.

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Media Information
Below please find details on the build schedule, volunteer sign-up, sponsorships, donations and media credentials.

Media Credentials
During the week-long build, the producers and local sponsors will man a media tent for all qualified media members. To request information on credentials or to schedule interviews with builders, family, and talent please contact Todd Howard, thoward@phprinc.com or Susan Flyzik, sflyzik@phprinc.com or phone 817-924-2300 or 800-776-9720.

Volunteer Information
All individuals interested in participating can visit the build’s website at Extreme.Wall.com for more information or email volunteer@wall.com.

Sponsor and Donation Information
To make a donation toward the build, please visit Extreme.Wall.com. An account has been set up with PayPal to ensure safe, direct donations. To become a sponsor, please contact the sponsorship coordinator by email: Erin.Kolp@wall.com.

Tentative Build Schedule
• Wednesday, December 3: Pep rally for subcontractors and vendors– 8:00AM at Legends of the Game Baseball Museum in Arlington.
• Monday, December 8: Family is notified, also known as the “Door Knock.”
• Wednesday, December 10: Braveheart Walk (kickoff of the build) at 8:30AM; and demolition day, if necessary.
• Thursday, December 11: Framing, all day; followed by non-stop building for the next several days and nights.
• Monday, December 15: House Reveal, also known as the time for “Move that Bus!”.