Cathy Hobbs

Cathy Hobbs (born c. 1970) is an American broadcaster and interior designer. She worked as a news reporter for over 20 years at local stations around the United States. After studying interior design, she opened her own firm and went on to host a number of interior design television shows as well as appearing, in 2011, as a contestant on the 6th season of HGTV Design Star. She grew up in Columbia, Maryland, She then worked for WRC-TV, the Washington D.C. NBC station, for 3 years, before joined WPIX in April 1997. In January 2014, she also launched Design Recipes, a real estate and design series also as host and executive producer and owner.

In 2011, she became a contestant on HGTV Design Star including: 2002 New York Emmy Award for Get Out Alive 2003 New York Emmy Award for Outstanding On-Camera Achievement in General Assignment and Live Reporting. In 2025, Hobbs was given the Entrepreneur of the Year award by the Chamber of Commerce in Ulster County, New York.