: Antiques appraiser, show manager and TV personality John Bruno
has returned to television.
Bruno appears as senior appraiser and co-host along with Ronda
Pierson on Metro TV's Antiques Show and Sell. Presented on
Metro TV (check local listings for station number) Monday through
Friday at 7 pm, with repeats at 10 pm and midnight, the show
premiered on Monday, December 1. The return to television is
welcomed by Bruno who also appeared several years ago as senior
antiques appraiser on Personal FX -- The Collectible Show
and Treasures In Your Home.
This new show features appraisals of viewers' items with a unique
option to sell, something no current appraisal show offers. In
addition, viewers are invited in to discuss their collections and
information segments on antiques preservation and repair are
presented, along with visits to area shows and markets. The show
also features other well-known Personal FX and
Treasures alumni such as Judith Katz-Schwartz and Suzy
Anderson as guest appraisers, along with other important
appraisers and personalities from the world of antiques and
collectibles.
Broadcast from studios in New York City, Antiques Show And
Sell promises to be an important addition to the genre with
exciting new elements and features that will set it apart from
the rest of the TV antiques show pack. Those who would like to
have an item appraised, and collectors who would like to be
featured, should call the studio at 212-324-8721 or email them at
.
John and his wife Tina Bruno own the Long Island, N.Y.-based
Flamingo Promotions -- one of the largest and fastest growing
antiques show promotion companies in the Northeast. The Brunos
personally oversee the operation of more than 30 antiques shows
in the New York Metro region and New England.
John has been a highly successful antiques dealer on Long Island
and in Manhattan for more than 20 years, and is a member of the
Association of On-line Appraisers and the Appraisers Association
of America, as well as president of Long Island-based Appraisal
Associates. Well versed in everything from Americana to Vintage
Clothing, he is recognized as an expert in Twentieth Century
modern design, especially postwar home furnishings, as well as
American dinnerware, vintage hammered aluminum giftware and
1960s/70s psychedelica.
