CBS Broadcast of Kennedy Center Honors Draws 8 Million Viewers

Chicago blues legend Buddy Guy was honored in prime time Wednesday as the Dec. 2 Kennedy Center Honors gala, held in the White House's East Room, was broadcast on CBS. The influential guitarist and Chicago

The annual Kennedy Center Honors are always a heartening reminder that amid the din of day-to-day pop culture, real and enduring artistic achievement is taking place, even if we forget to notice. But the 35th installment of the awards, which will be

Part of the fun of the annual Kennedy Center Honors telecast is the strange bedfellows nature of the high and pop culture recipients, all of whom are recognized for lifetime achievement in the performing arts. That is certainly the case with this year

The annual Kennedy Center Honors are always a heartening reminder that amid the din of day-to-day pop culture, real and enduring artistic achievement is taking place, even if we forget to notice. But the 35th installment of the awards, which will be

If you grew up with TV in the 1950s and '60s, the golden age of variety shows hosted by such stars as Judy Garland and Danny Kaye, you can appreciate "Kennedy Center Honors" as the last, great variety show on television. And it seems fitting that it is