CLAY REYNOLDS TAPPED AS CORRESPONDENT FOR
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW SPIN-OFF
Veteran of BET and FOX joins Host Lara Spencer for premiere of
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW FYI, Wednesday, January 19, 2005

(BOSTON, MA; September 27, 2004) -ANTIQUES ROADSHOW producer WGBH Boston announced today that Clarence (Clay) Reynolds has been named correspondent for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW FYI-a weekly series of 26 half-hour episodes based on PBS's popular ANTIQUES ROADSHOW-premiering Wednesday, January 19, 2005 at 8pm ET on PBS (check local listings).

Hosted by ANTIQUES ROADSHOW's Lara Spencer, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW FYI is a magazine-style mix of appraisal updates, trade secrets, and insights into what makes ROADSHOW appraisers tick. Reynolds takes viewers in search of answers to questions raised on ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: What happened to the most memorable treasures after the owners left the convention hall? Where can you go to get the best deals? What collectibles are hot right now? What do the ROADSHOW appraisers collect?

A native of Detroit, Michigan, Clay Reynolds has built a career as a seasoned broadcast professional both in front of and behind the camera. As the executive producer/host of BET Shop, he helped create the nation's first shopping program specifically targeted to African American consumers on Black Entertainment Television. His credits also include stints as news anchor and business editor for WXIN-TV (FOX) in Indianapolis, host on QVC, regular guest host on the syndicated talk show "Danny!" starring Danny Bonaduce, and segment host for "Ask the Family Therapist" on The Health Network. Reynolds's producing credits including public affairs programs for public broadcasters WMFE/Orlando and WFYI/Indianapolis.

"I'm a huge fan of ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, and I love the challenge of launching a start up," said Clay Reynolds.

Each ANTIQUES ROADSHOW FYI episode offers a variety of segments, book ended by two recurring features: "ROADSHOW Updates" kicks off each show with answers to the most-frequently asked question of them all: Did the owner of that object we saw on ANTIQUES ROADSHOW ever sell it? Wrapping up each episode, "Missing Masterpieces" scans the latest headlines as well as the archives for stories of great objects gone astray. Are they lost forever or hiding in plain sight, waiting to be discovered?

Other ANTIQUES ROADSHOW FYI segments put experts front and center to talk about buying and selling antiques and collectibles, including insider tips on what's hot and what's not, the difference between buying at auction or through a dealer, and how to make an auction experience goof proof.

And on the road, Clay Reynolds will check out the action at some of America's most popular antiques events and venues, from auctions, to thrift and antiques shops, to flea markets.

Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW FYI is provided by public television viewers and PBS.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW FYI is produced for PBS by WGBH Boston. Executive producer is Marsha Bemko.

For more information, including downloadable images: pressroom.wgbh.org.

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