HGTV’s ‘Home Town Takeover’ crew enjoyed their stay in Wetumpka, Alabama
By Jennifer Kornegay
March 2, 2021
Capturing the stories of HGTV s Home Town Takeover in Wetumpka are, from left, AJ Blizzard, director of photography; Gabe Bowman, camera operator; Liz Kerrigan, executive producer; Jessica Karshner, AP; and Joe Grizzle, audio supervisor. (Carissa Sison)
It was almost quitting time on a Friday, and Josie Russell Young was looking forward to her weekend when the phone at Russell Construction of Alabama’s Montgomery office rang. She saw it was a California phone number and almost didn’t answer.
“It was 4:45, and I really thought it was spam,” she said, “but I picked up anyway. What a surprise.”
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By Jennifer Kornegay
It was almost quitting time on a Friday, and Josie Russell Young was looking forward to her weekend when the phone at Russell Construction of Alabama’s Montgomery office rang. She saw it was a California phone number and almost didn’t answer.
“It was 4:45, and I really thought it was spam,” she said, “but I picked up anyway. What a surprise.”
A representative from RTR Media, a production company working with HGTV, was on the other end of the line asking questions about the construction company’s possible involvement in the new show “Home Town Takeover,” which would be filming in nearby Wetumpka. As a spinoff of the network’s popular home renovation show “Home Town,” which features Ben and Erin Napier renovating structures in Laurel, Mississippi, “Takeover” is also focused on renovations, but this time, the Napiers are revamping a city.