• Broadcasting & Cable, Tuesday, March 17, 2009 10 AM

DIY Network this week will unveil a 2009 programming slate designed to put a positive spin on the crippling recession. Particularly timely, given the housing crisis is "Operation Salvage," in which people pick through the detritus of abandoned homes for castoffs worth restoring such as Victorian mantels and antique brick.

Other new DIY programs include a landscaping hour, "King of Dirt," hosted by Brooklyn landscaper Gino Panaro. Launching on tax day, April 15, is "10 Grand in Your Hand," which shows homeowners how to shave up to $10,000 from their home improvement projects. Series host John DeSilvia, a licensed contractor, does a walk-through with homeowners who have received a contractor's bid and shows them how to save money.

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