Steve Thomas (television)

Steve Thomas
Thomas at the UP Experience 2010
Born	Stephen Thomas 1952 (age 64–65) Pomona, California
Residence	Rockport, Maine
Education	Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington
Occupation	Television show host
Years active	1989 - present
Known for	Host of This Old House, 1989-2003; 3 books
Spouse(s)	Evelyn Blum (m. 1980)
Awards	1997–1998 Daytime Emmy Award
Website	www.stevethomashome.com

Stephen Thomas (born 1952; known as Steve Thomas) is an American author and television personality. He was the host of the PBS home renovation series This Old House from 1989 to 2003 and of Renovation Nation, on Discovery's former Planet Green channel, for two seasons (2008–2010) until its cancellation.

Thomas was born in 1952 in Pomona, California, and is the oldest of six children. His interest in construction and renovation came from his father who used to buy and repair old houses to accommodate his growing family. The grandfather of Steve Thomas, Rooney was also do-it-yourself guy and Episcopal missionary in the Alaskan Arctic.

Thomas received his bachelor's degree in philosophy from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. While at Evergreen, he supported himself as a licensed painting contractor and carpenter.

At the age of 13 Thomas decided he wanted to go sailing, so he bought his first sailboat. In 1977, Thomas worked as a carpenter on a 75-foot (23 m) ketch under construction in Antibes, France. He also logged many nautical miles sailing a 43-foot (13 m) wooden sloop from England to San Francisco via the Panama Canal, Galapagos Islands, Marquesas, and Hawaii. In the early 1980s inspired by an old dream he went on sailing across the Pacific. This voyage led him to Satawal where he met Mau Piailug and spent months learning the ancient technique of star path navigation. He moved to Massachusetts in 1980.