The television show The Antiques Roadshow has been nominated for an Emmy Award for the second consecutive year. The nomination, announced on July 17, sets the appraisal show up against The Osbournes, Trading Spaces, Cirque du Soleil: Fire Within and Da Ali G Show in the reality category for alternative programming.
The Antiques Roadshow kicked off taping of its 8th season in Savannah, Georgia, on July 12. One highlight of the event was an appraisal of a historically significant quilt crafted by Southern slaves in the 1840s or 1850s. The quilt hails from the estate of a Mr. Polk, a slave owner who died in the spring of 1864. When the current owner bought the quilt, he also acquired inventory paperwork from Mr. Polk's estate that corroborates the quilt's origin. Nancy Druckman of Sotheby's estimated the value of the quilt at $50,000 - $60,000.
The eighth season of The Antiques Roadshow will begin airing in January with a new host. Lara Spencer, a regular correspondent for ABC News' Good Morning America program, replaces Dan Elias, who is leaving the show to devote full time energies to his contemporary art business. He had been host of the show for the previous 3 years.
