ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Announces Summer 2009 Tour

PBS Series to Appraise More Than 60,000 Treasures in Six Cities

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, PBS's most-watched primetime series, has announced its summer 2009 Tour destinations: Atlantic City, New Jersey; Raleigh, North Carolina; Madison, Wisconsin; Denver, Colorado; Phoenix, Arizona; and San Jose, California.

Programs taped in those locations will make up ROADSHOW's fourteenth broadcast season on PBS, airing in 2010.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW's 2009 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 2009 stops and dates include:

City                                    Date
Atlantic City, New Jersey               June 6, 2009

Raleigh, North Carolina                 June 27, 2009

Madison, Wisconsin                      July 11, 2009

Denver, Colorado                        July 25, 2009

Phoenix, Arizona                        August 1, 2009

San Jose, California                    August 15, 2009

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 5, 2009 on ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Online at www.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. All ticket holders are guaranteed an appraisal.

In addition, The ROADSHOW Furniture Roundup is looking for large pieces of furniture within 50 miles of each tour destination. Complete furniture submission rules are available online or by dialing the toll-free information line (see above).

Press is welcome to attend events; please register with a ROADSHOW press contact.

Additional information about the Summer 2009 Tour is available at www.pbs.org/antiques.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW begins its Lucky Thirteenth broadcast season Monday, January 5, 2009 at 8 PM ET on PBS, with host Mark L. Walberg. Visit www.pbs.org/antiques for a preview of the season premiere.

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.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW press materials, including downloadable photos, are available at http://pressroom.wgbh.org and at www.pbs.org/pressroom.

© 2009 WGBH Educational Foundation