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Samantha Brown

Samantha Brown is a travel host, producer and creator who shares local stories, practical advice and the people behind each destination in PBS’s Places to Love.

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Overview

From: Born in Dallas, Texas; grew up in New Hampshire.
Training: Musical theater at Syracuse University.
First travel hosting job: Great Vacation Homes, Travel Channel, 1999.
Breakout: Great Hotels and Passport to Europe.
Now: Host and producer of Places to Love on PBS.

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How it started.

Samantha grew up in New Hampshire and studied musical theater at Syracuse. After moving to New York City, she spent eight years waiting tables and auditioning. A commercial led to a recommendation for Travel Channel’s Great Vacation Homes, which she landed in 1999.

Finding her audience.

Great Hotels made her recognizable as “that hotel girl.” She credits Passport to Europe with taking her career further, as viewers began following her itineraries. Filming Passport to Latin America shifted her attention toward everyday culture and leaving room for chance.

Making her own show.

Meeting Oregon innkeeper Kara Wilson helped inspire Places to Love: a series about the people who make destinations worth visiting. Samantha began hosting and producing it in January 2018. She also designs luggage and travel accessories, having launched her HSN line in 2011.