The Kennedy Center has slightly delayed the naming its list of annual Lifetime Achievement Awards until the incident is close to the incident in December, and the award known for the rainbow-emergent ribbon, can be re-designed in favor of a simple version, stated by sources familiar with CBS News.
One of the sources said that the announcement of the Kennedy Center Honors recipients will usually be made annually in August, in the next several weeks.
However, some employees of the art center and those who closely follow the incident are worried that the television festival would be completely replaced and will be replaced in favor of a patriotic-dhwani monkey, the name Kennedy Center Honors will remain untouched, the sources said.
The rainbow theme will not disappear completely, but the lifetime achievement will be likely to rebuild the ribbon for the medalian – possibly with a black or gold ribbon.
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Sources said that the Honors Weekend would be revived, the sources said with a more well -organized program than several ceremonies at the state department, White House and other places. The events were expensive and taking time, and the respected sometimes abandoned parts of non-television events.
After criticizing Kennedy CenterArtistic fare and its finance, President Trump earlier this year nominated itself as its chairman, prolonged colleague Richard Granal as its chairman and several White House officials and the board members as board members. It triggers several artists to cancel the performance and some staff members resigned.
The Kennedy Center Honors celebrations are directed and manufactured by CBS and Airte on the network.
The size of the development team of the Kennedy Center has been severely reduced, many sources close to the case said. The team has reduced more than 60 to 20, and some departments have completely slipped.
Democratic has collapsed by donors, although the aggressive money has continued to raise and over the years with more corporate sponsors, many sources said.
Granal told CBS News: “I do not want to lose a single Democratic donor. We are working hard to keep them and expand the donor base. The art should not be political.”
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During his first term, several award recipients criticized him, Mr. Trump Left Honors shows a tradition of presence of the President at the cultural site.
President Biden participated during all four years of his tenure, including Last year ceremony The singer Bonnie Rit, filmmaker Francis Ford Copola, Band The Greatly Dead, Trumpat Player Arturo Sandowal and the remaining members of the Apollo Theater of Harlem.
Two sources said that Grannels have been an effective organizer, but only sometimes in the Kennedy Center. It was important for the salary of a grenal. Grenal started taking zero salary and now he is paid $ 175,000, stated by sources, which is less than the previous President Debora Reutter, whose salary shows $ 1 million in salary, public tax records.
Roma Darvi, a spokesperson of the Kennedy Center, refused to comment on the change in Grenal’s salary or award design.
He said that they themselves are not changing the ceremony. “If anything,” he said, “it’s going to be more exciting.”
