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title: Have a Best Friend at Work? Try Hosting a TV Show Together.
date: 2024-11-04T05:30:00-05:00
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# Have a Best Friend at Work? Try Hosting a TV Show Together.

*November 4, 2024* — by [Sala Levin ’10](/author/sala-levin-10)


> 2 UMD Staffers Are New Faces of WETA House-Hunting Show ‘If You Lived Here’

*IMG 0221 1920x1080 — Jennifer Osborn and Ricardo Frederick Evans are colleagues twice over: at The Clarice on campus and, now, as the new co-hosts of WETA's real estate and local history show, "If You Lived Here." As co-hosts, the longtime friends explore the houses and histories of local communities; below, the two film in front of College Park's historic Cory House.*

When Jennifer Osborn and Ricardo Frederick Evans met in line for an open casting call for the Netflix political drama “House of Cards” in 2012, developing a long-term professional relationship seemed less likely than landing a spot on the hit series. Osborn was new to the area and eager to make friends, but Evans, a native Washingtonian, was reserved then and the next few times the two actors crossed paths in the D.C. theater scene.

But as they kept orbiting each other’s social circles, that iciness thawed and a deep friendship took its place. Twelve years later, the two have vacationed together, shared a house, and are working together in two ways: as colleagues at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, and, starting last week, as co-hosts of WETA’s real estate and local history show, “[If You Lived Here](https://weta.org/watch/shows/if-you-lived-here).”

“After our last shoot, we were stuck in traffic coming back from Dupont Circle, and I said to him, ‘There are very few people in this world that I could spend 16 hours with and then be stuck in traffic with, and we’re laughing and having a good time,’” said Osborn, who’s The Clarice’s rental partnerships and administrative coordinator.

(Plus: they both got on “House of Cards,” Evans in a non-speaking role as a journalist and Osborn as an assistant to Claire Underwood, played by Robin Wright. “My two lines were, like, ‘Here are some insurance forms’ and ‘Here’s your mail,’ said Osborn. “I was like, surely they’re going to cut this. But they thought it’s interesting to see her get her mail, I guess.”)


*four people filming in front of house*



**Sidebar note:**

Viewers can watch “[If You Lived Here](https://weta.org/watch/shows/if-you-lived-here)” at 9 p.m. on Mondays on WETA PBS, or stream it through the PBS video app. The College Park episode of “If You Lived Here” will air on Nov. 25.





**Topics:** [People](https://today.umd.edu/tags/people)



**Units:** [Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center](https://today.umd.edu/topic/clarice-smith-performing-arts-center), [College of Arts and Humanities](https://today.umd.edu/topic/college-arts-and-humanities)