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WICK: Exactly. Unique know-how. A few years ago, I went to see a company doing their IPO roadshow. They refused to put up their slide show because they were concerned that venture capitalists would be in the room and take their business plan and shop it. That's a great example of a company that doesn't have a whole lot of proprietary content. If everything about the company can be put into a bunch of slides, then there's not much there...
...loyal viewers of PBS's Antiques Roadshow, spring cleaning will just have to wait. Really, what's a little clutter when that rickety sideboard or dusty cup-and-saucer set might be your ticket to paradise...
...third season, which kicked off in late January, Roadshow (Mondays, 8 p.m. E.T.) has become the top-rated weekly program on public television, overtaking Barney and such staples as This Old House and Nova. A knock-off of a long-running British show, it's being propelled by a booming interest in collectibles and Americana, from Beanie Babies to 18th century furniture, and the growth of the Internet, where surfers flock to online auction sites such as eBay and Auction Universe. In a nation full of junk keepers, Roadshow is sending its 10 million viewers rummaging through their attics...
Even though it's built on the dullest of premises, Roadshow makes for strangely addictive television. Led by Chris Jussel, an affable former New York City gallery owner, it's an unabashedly folksy blend of game show and art-history lecture. Jussel thinks the show has helped democratize the cloistered antiques world while "giving people an opportunity to touch their past." Each week he journeys to a new city, where he gives a quick tour of historical sights and museums. (This summer, when the show's episodes are taped, he'll be hitting Tampa, Fla.; Baltimore, Md.; Des Moines, Iowa...
...contrition campaign continues. Senate Democrats were the latest audience for Bill Clinton's apology roadshow Thursday, and minority leader Tom Daschle gave it two thumbs up: "He shared his feelings and apologized to us personally," said Daschle. Indeed, by now there doesn't seem to be a Democrat in Washington to whom the President hasn't poured his heart out. And in case anyone missed it, Clinton discussed his strategy openly at a science awards ceremony the same afternoon; he spoke of "this process I'm going through of talking to people... to ask for their understanding, their forgiveness...