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As the television host of Global Prime’s, “Antique Hunter” and “Antique Style”, René’s notoriety precedes him. René is a well-respected television personality, who is recognized for his knowledge and enthusiasm for antiques. Additionally, he is a featured personality at consumer trade shows and antiques appraisal clinics.
As host of the “Antique Hunter”, René has traveled widely in Canada and in the United States, showcasing unique antique destinations and collections. From Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, to Savannah, Georgia, he has rooted through dusty barns and high-end shops, searching for antique treasures.
During theses adventures, René has interviewed many high profile personalities.
He has also been sought after as a celebrity to participate in fundraising events for the Terry Fox Foundation and in the filming of Global Prime’s, makeover special for the United Way of Calgary, Alberta.
Antique Hunter (Global Prime Television Series)
Filmed from 2002 through 2005, a total of 39 half hour episodes of Antique Hunter were produced and broadcast on Global Prime. In the 2003 season, many new fans discovered Rene’s antique adventures on the Global National Network of local affiliate stations. In essence, anyone with a T.V. could enjoy watching the show, without having to subscribe to a satellite or cable service package of programming, which definitely expanded viewer access. Today, more than a year after it’s final episode aired on Prime in 2005, Antique Hunter’s complete 39 episode cycle are in re-runs, enjoyed daily by fans from Nunavut to Vancouver across to P.E.I. and all points in between.
René is often asked, “What is the most fun you ever had while antique hunting?” Without skipping a beat his response is “Shipshewana, Indiana”. Imagine quiet, rural Indiana, Amish country, with horse and buggies, cornfields as far as the eye can see, maybe a quilting bee on a Friday night. Now Imagine, same location, an auction barn crammed to the rafters with consignments from as many as thirty separate consigners, each with their own 10 ft by 10 ft stall, all to be auctioned off by as many as 10 individual auctioneers, simultaineously! Well, it’s a special kind of bedlam as the opening bell rings. Each auctioneer springs into action, working to sell his lots with his own distinct cadence and voice. Bids are flying, folks scramble to pick up their goods and the hall is filled with multiple layers of overlapping sound and excitement. You know, being smack dab in the middle of a country auction that was as frenzied as a bull run on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, well that’s my kind of fun. (excerpt from René Huard’s key note to Rotary, Oct/06; “What’s It Worth?”)
Antique Style (Global Prime Television Series)
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In 2005 Global Prime aired six, one hour special editions, of Antique Style. Developed as a spin-off, of Antique Hunter, featuring host, René Huard this “make-over”, reality style program addressed the needs of home owners who faced a heritage restoration or design dilemma. Antique design consultant ‘Heather Smiley’, René Huard and a crew of highly specialized restoration experts tackled and met the challenge of rescuing a “Queen Anne Giant” in Gananaque, ON, the ancestral home of Peter Seacord in “Loyalist Limestone”, Niagara On The Lake, ON, and an “Arts & Crafts” fixer upper in the heart of Toronto, to name but three.
Terry Fox
Joining E.N.S.S’s fund raisng drive to support the Terry Fox Foundation for Cancer research, antique hunter, René Huard, walks for pledges and signs autographs for contributions to the cause. Enjoy the slide show of “Help René Help Terry” at the Applefest in Brighton, Ontario. Click here for slideshow.
Take advantage of René's Antique Duck Decoy Identification Service. If he becomes the buyer of your antique duck decoy, he will refund the identification fee.
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