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Simon Epstein

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  • Coordinating Producer, PBS
Washington, D.C.
As seen in: PBS, PBS News Hour - Art Beat, PBS NewsHour, Flipboard, UnHerd, WETA-TV (Arlington, VA), InPublishing Magazine, CANVAS Arts
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Kennedy Center faces artist cancellations, drop in ticket sales after Trump’s name added

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By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Davenport Verified, Simon Epstein Verified
| CANVAS Arts Verified
Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. Amna Nawaz: First, a takeover of leadership, then a renaming as the Kennedy Center became the Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and now canceled performances. Amid all that, ratings for the televised Kennedy Center Honors, hosted by the president himself, showed a big drop in viewership, and overall ticket sales are reportedly way off.
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Kennedy Center faces artist cancellations, drop in ticket sales after Trump's name added

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By Simon Epstein Verified
| PBS NewsHour Verified
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio First, a takeover of leadership, then a renaming. Now, the Trump-Kennedy Center is facing canceled performances and a drop in overall ticket sales. Jeffrey Brown reports on the turmoil at one of the nation’s preeminent arts centers. It's for our series Art in Action, exploring the intersection of art and democracy as part of our CANVAS coverage.
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'We cannot have art institutions that lose money': Grenell defends Kennedy Center takeover

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By Simon Epstein Verified
| PBS NewsHour Verified
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio The newly-renamed Trump-Kennedy Center is facing canceled performances and plummeting ticket sales. Amna Nawaz discussed the turmoil with Richard Grenell, the man President Trump handpicked to lead the institution. Grenell also served in Trump's first term, including as ambassador to Germany and acting director of national intelligence.
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