Dean Johnson

Dean Johnson is a Minnesota native who is the Host and Executive Producer of HOMETIME. Although his bachelor’s degree is in accounting, Dean has long had an interest in fixing up and beautifying homes – which is what eventually led him to create HOMETIME Video Publishing in 1984.

The father of two, Johnson is married to his high school sweetheart, Kathi. Contrary popular belief, Johnson has never been married to any of his HOMETIME co-hosts.

The Johnson family has recently grown with the addition of grand-children. Together the Johnson clan enjoys downhill and cross-country skiing and vacation together as often as possible.

Miriam Johnson

Don’t be confused by the last name: HOMETIME co-host Miriam is no relation to Dean Johnson!

Miriam signed on as Dean’s co-host after returning to Minnesota after a film and television career in Los Angeles.

She and her husband Paul have completed many renovation projects on homes they’ve owned. She takes a hands-on approach around the house and boasts being a true “do-it-yourselfer” – a skill she acquired from her father. She also enjoys creating and building furniture in her spare time.

Miriam and Paul have two children and when schedules and time permits, the family enjoys getting away from it all to camp and hike in the mountains

Tom Weckwerth
(a.k.a. "Buki")

Tom has been part of the Hometime crew for 11 years. As Location Manager, Tom is the "go-to guy." He makes sure everyone knows when and where the next shoot is, keeps tabs on the correct wardrobe, and ensures the proper lighting. Between shoots—and sometimes during—Tom is often found working on the actual construction project. In addition to golfing, fishing, and playing drums in a band, Tom loves spending time with his daughter, Riley, and wife, Michelle. Thus far, the Lodge-Style Log Cabin is Tom's favorite project. You might have noticed Tom "hamming it up" on camera many times before. He's been known to jump out of boxes, closets, or anything else to scare Dean and the crew!

Bill Gibb

In the realm of video production, Producer/Director Bill Gibb is a Renaissance Man. Bill is responsible for shooting, directing and editing HOMETIME – tasks he has mastered through years of experience in local and national television. In his free time, he enjoys hunting, fishing, motorcycling, working out and doing projects around the house. Bill and his wife have two sons and live outside the Twin Cities.

JoJo Liebeler

What goes around comes around. That’s true of  JoJo Liebeler who served as one of HOMETIME’S original co-hosts and is now back to help with underwriting and sponsor relations. While she still does some work in front of the camera, JoJo’s passion is creating, producing and writing for television as well as managing projects of all kinds. She serves on two non-profit boards and authored a book called JoAnne Liebeler’s Do-it-Herself in 2007.