Carol Duvall, who hosted the long-running The Carol Duvall Present on HGTV, has died at age 97.

The crafting queen died in Traverse Metropolis, Michigan, on July 31 on the age of 97, her household confirmed to the New York Occasions, which shared a tribute to the star Thursday.

Duvall began out on native TV stations in Grand Rapids and Detroit, MI, and constructed a decade-spanning profession that led her to turn out to be a nationally acknowledged determine on arts-and-crafts reveals on ABC and HGTV.

HGTV paid tribute to the star on Instagram, writing, “Our ideas and prayers are together with her household.”

Brady Bunch star Maureen McCormick, who has starred on a number of HGTV reveals, commented on the submit: “Liked her present! My deepest condolences to her household and family members,” she shared.

Others shared their reminiscences of having fun with the present over time, calling Carol a “legend” and asking the community to run a marathon of it in her honor.

Her broadcasting profession launched in 1951 at WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids, the place she ran a present for youngsters. She moved to WWJ-TV in Detroit and labored for 18 years in varied roles, together with as a information anchor, co-producer, and host of her first craft-oriented present, Right here’s Carol Duvall.

This paved the way in which for her first nationwide present on ABC, the place she was a craft knowledgeable on The House Present, which aired from 1988-1994. Duvall then turned host of The Carol Duvall Present, which aired every day from 1994-2005. It later moved over to the now-defunct DIY Community, the place it aired till 2009.

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Duvall additionally steadily appeared on Lifetime reveals Our House and Handmade by Design as a craft knowledgeable.

She famously tried all method of inventive actions from rubber stamping and needlework to jewellery making and quilting. She additionally typically included tasks for teenagers.

The Carol Duvall Present is obtainable to stream on Discovery+.