Andrea Ridout is a veteran of radio and TV, hosting her national home improvement radio show, Ask Andrea, for over a decade. In the last few years, she has concentrated on green initiatives, beginning with co-hosting The Energy Show in 2006 and culminating with writing, producing and hosting Mother Earth News Radio, a national program that aired through spring 2011 in conjunction with Mother Earth News magazine. Her other radio credits include hosting energizeGreen, The Earth Train and guest co-hosting The Marty Griffin Show as well as numerous appearances on programs as diverse as Martha Stewart Radio and Daybreak USA.

Andrea’s enthusiasm has made her a popular expert on national and regional television. She has recently been the field correspondent on Dig In, a North Texas gardening/cooking show with Neil Sperry. Other regular TV gigs have included Fox Good Day, Hot on Homes and Designing Texas. She was also the cast “Cool Tool” gal on DIY’s Tools and Techniques, part of the Scripps Network.

Andrea’s articles, expertise and product critiques have been in scores of magazines and newspapers such as Reader’s Digest, Women’s Day, Country Home and Old House Interiors - as well as in her own book, “If I Had a Hammer”, published by Harper Collins. The Washington Post calls her ‘Little Miss Fix-Up’.

Andrea doesn’t know a stranger and her friends include ranchers and farmers, writers and artists, TV and radio hosts plus a bevy of other fascinating folks. A naturalist at heart, Andrea often spends her spare time volunteering at community gardens or in animal rehab. When not at her home near Dallas, she can be found in the country with her Simmental lap-cows, spunky Scotty dog Reilly, precocious Dachshund Poopsie and flock of chickens.