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Connections

Kennedy Center changes affect the music and art world

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WXXI News

When President Trump installed himself at the head of the Kennedy Center board, he promised less “wokeness” on stage.

Musicians and artists have debated whether to keep their 2025 bookings, knowing they won’t be invited back next year.

Our colleagues from Classical 91.5 look at the history of government control of the arts.

Our guests:

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson." She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.