THE WALTER REEVES MEDIA EMPIRE (ha!)
April 14, 2024

Business: 	horticulture educator

Audience:  	anyone who is less than satisfied with their lawn, landscape, 
		garden or pest management experience

Business name: The Georgia Gardener®

Radio: 	Began hosting WGST Q&A garden show, in rotation with other Extension service agents, in 1985 - 1986

Hosted WGST radio show solo 1987 - 1993
												
Stopped hosting WGST show in late June, 1993

Began coming in as guest on Kathy Henderson’s show on WSB in September 1993

Kathy quit hosting WSB show in January 1994

Began hosting “Lawn and Garden Show” on WSB on January 15, 1994

		Retired from radio Jan 25, 2020

			26 years on WSB = 1352 shows

Television: 	first appearance: “The 4-H Hour” on WAGA in 1962, aged 11

		did 30 and 60 second educational spots for the Extension service on 
		WSB-TV 1983 - 1987

		Frequent educational news guest for various local stations 1985 - 1997

		Guest for “Fix It Up” on Discovery Channel - 1995	Directed by Hildreth Stafford

		Guest for 37 segments on “The Lynnette Jennings Show” on HGTV and the Discovery Channel 1997 - 1999

Host of “The Georgia Gardener” on GPTV in 1999

		Host of “Gardening in Georgia” on GPTV   2000 - 2009

		Host of “Your Southern Garden” on GPTV    2010 - 2012

		Guest gardening expert on segments of “Ask DIY” on the  DIY Network 2002 - 2004

Host of “Garden Sense” on the DIY Network, broadcasts began April 2005, ended Oct. 2007

		Hosted 50 gardening segments on “Southern Home by Design” for Turner South in 2003 - 2005

Newspaper: 	weekly columns “In the Garden” and “Garden Questions” for the Atlanta Journal and Constitution Home & Garden section began in 1991 
			1991-2003 = 12 yr x 52 = 624 x 2 = 1248

		“Garden Questions” (Q&A only) began in Oct 2003
			2003 - 2024 = 21 yr x 52 = 1092
		
			Total columns = 3328

Books: 	“501 Frequently Asked Garden Questions and Answers
		“Georgia Gardener’s Guide”
		“Georgia Gardeners Guide - Revised Edition”
		“Georgia Gardening Getting Started Guide”
		“Month by Month Gardening in Georgia”
		“Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Book”
		
		“Jackson & Perkins Rose Culture for the South”
		“Jackson & Perkins Perennial Culture for the South”
		“50 Great Flowers for Georgia”
		“50 Great Shrubs for Georgia”
		“50 Great Trees for Georgia”
		“50 Great Edibles for Georgia”

Internet:	www.walterreeves.com    2000 - present
		“The Georgia Gardener” bi-weekly e-mail newsletter, begun Feb. 2004
			16 yr x 26 = 416 newsletters