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January 8, 2008
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ANTIQUES ROADSHOW ANNOUNCES SUMMER 2008 TOUR
PBS Series Seeks 80,000 Hidden Treasures On Lucky Thirteenth Production Swing Across America
BOSTON, MA (January 7, 2008) —ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, PBS’s most-watched primetime series, has announced its summer 2008 Tour destinations: Palm Springs, California; Dallas, Texas; Wichita, Kansas; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Hartford, Connecticut.
Programs taped in those locations will make up ROADSHOW’s thirteenth broadcast season on PBS, airing in 2009.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW’s 2008 Tour features a series of local events at which top appraisers offer the public free evaluations of antiques and collectibles—revealing the often surprising history and value of these items.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 2008 stops and dates include:
| City | Date |
| Palm Springs, California | June 7, 2008 |
| Dallas, Texas | June 28, 2008 |
| Wichita, Kansas | July 12, 2008 |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | July 19, 2008 |
| Grand Rapids, Michigan | August 9, 2008 |
| Hartford, Connecticut | August 23, 2008 |
Admission to ANTIQUES ROADSHOW events is free, but tickets are required and must be obtained in advance. Complete ticketing rules will be available beginning Monday, January 21, 2008 on ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Online at pbs.org/antiques or by dialing toll-free 1-888-762-3749.
Ticket recipients will be selected at random from all eligible entries. Ticket holders are invited to bring two items for a free verbal evaluation by experts from the world’s leading auction houses—including Bonhams & Butterfields, Christie’s, Doyle New York, Freeman’s, Skinner, Sotheby’s, and Swann Galleries—and by leading independent appraisers and dealers. All ticket holders are guaranteed an appraisal.
Press attendance at ANTIQUES ROADSHOW events is welcome. Please register with a ROADSHOW press contact.
In addition, ROADSHOW is looking within 50 miles of each tour destination for large pieces of furniture. Complete furniture submission rules are available now online or by dialing the toll-free information line (see above).
Before hitting the road next summer, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW began its twelfth broadcast season — in HDTV for the first time — January 7 on KERA 13, with host Mark L. Walberg. The new lineup, which continues Mondays at 7 p.m., kicks off with three episodes from Baltimore, Maryland, where appraisers discovered the most valuable item of the entire 2007 summer tour—a collection of American Indian artifacts estimated to be worth $130,000 to $200,000. Visit pbs.org/antiques for a preview of the season premiere.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is watched by approximately eleven million viewers each week and has garnered five Emmy™ Award nominations. ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is sponsored by Liberty Mutual and Subaru. Additional funding is provided by public television viewers.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is produced for PBS by WGBH Boston. Executive producer is Marsha Bemko.
Additional information about the summer 2008 Tour is available at http://pbs.org/antiques. Press materials, including downloadable photos, are available at http://pressroom.wgbh.org and at http://pbs.org/pressroom.
About KERA
KERA is the primary source for public radio and television in North Texas.
KERA 13 contributes to the national PBS schedule by producing programs that showcase Texas and the Southwest to the nation. Its television productions have been lauded for excellence by top industry awards, including a national George Foster Peabody Award in 2002 for KERA's co-production of The Cliburn: Playing on the Edge and a national Emmy Award in 1998 for KERA's four-part documentary series, The U.S.-Mexican War (1846-1848). In 2001, KERA received a national Emmy nomination for its first high-definition television documentary, Matisse & Picasso. Recent national broadcasts co-produced by KERA include Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater, "Orozco: Man of Fire," the American Masters portrait of Mexican muralist José Clemente Orozco, and Independent Lens presentation "The Creek Runs Red."
KERA 90.1, North Texas' source for National Public Radio news, serves listeners with award-winning national arts and cultural programs such as Fresh Air and Selected Shorts, as well as KERA's locally produced call-in program, Think. KERA's award-winning radio team regularly contributes reports on national series, including Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Marketplace.
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