Mar Jennings

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Mar Jennings
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  • Television host
  • real estate broker
  • author
  • entrepreneur
Website www.marjennings.com

Mar Jennings is an American television host and actor. He is the host of Life On Mar's: The Home Makeover Show, and is frequently featured guest on the Better Show with JD Roberto. He has been called "America's Top Lifestyle Expert". [1] [2]

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He has appeared on The Today Show , HGTV, and other television networks. [3]

Career

Jennings is the creator and host of Life On Mar's: The Home Makeover Show, an interior design and home improvement television show. The show is now in its fifth [4] season and currently airs on Amazon Prime. It has been broadcast on ABC, and was recently syndicated on Cox, Comcast and various other American television networks, [5] [6] and has aired monthly on the Connecticut TV station WTNH. [7] He was also the host of FOX 61/CT1 Media, Northeast Living, along with correspondent Elaine Irvin, which was nominated for a regional Emmy award. [8]

In addition to founding S&J Multimedia and Mar Jennings Real Estate, Jennings has also worked at Christie's International Real Estate and Douglas Elliman Real Estate. [9]

In 2014, Jennings became [10] President & Sale Director at the real estate firm Mar Jennings Team at Higgins Group, an affiliate of Forbes Global Properties.

Awards

Life On Mar's: The Home Makeover Show is the winner of a 2017 Telly Award [11] and has been nominated for numerous other awards, including the New York and New England Emmy awards. [12] [13] [14]

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