Lou Manfredini
Lou Manfredini is an American televisionradio personality and home improvement expert. Born in Highland Park, Illinois he is the host of HouseSmarts TV, Chicagos WGN Radios Mr. FixIt program and is a contributor on The Weather Channels Wake Up with Al and NBCs Today Show.
Manfredini was born to Massimo and Lida Manfredini in Highland Park, IL. His father worked as an auto and truck mechanic, mother was a homemaker. Manfredini worked with his father on cars and trucks which ultimately led Manfredini to pursue a career in home improvement. While a student at Deerfield High School , Manfredini worked at a hardware store and at a steel company as a welder. After graduating high school in 1982, Manfredini went to Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois on a musical theater scholarship. In 1987, Manfredini started a construction company in Chicago. Afteryears in business, he began a media career in 1995 when WGN Radio launched his idea for a home improvement callin radio show.
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