September 2024

CBS presents THE 47^TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, an entertainment special celebrating lifetime artistic achievement. The 47^TH celebration will tape on Sunday, Dec. 8, in a star-studded celebration at the Kennedy Center Opera House stage and broadcast on Sunday, Dec. 22, (8:30-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+.

The recipients to be honored at the annual national celebration of the arts in Washington, D.C., this December are acclaimed director and filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola; the legendary American rock band the Grateful Dead (Mickey Hart, Billy Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Bobby Weir); blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Bonnie Raitt; jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer Arturo Sandoval; and The Apollo, which will receive a special Honors as an iconic American institution.

THE 47^TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS will be produced by Done+Dusted for a third year, in association with ROK Productions. The event will be executive produced by David Jammy, Elizabeth Kelly and Jack Sussman. The show will be directed by Alex Rudzinski.

ON AIR: Sunday, Dec. 22 (8:30-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+.

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Press Contacts:
Kate Fisher	khfisher@cbs.com
Victoria Saavedra	victoria.saavedra@paramount.com

 

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