Kennedy Center Honors 2024 Celebrates Iconic Artists and Institutions
The 47th annual Kennedy Center Honors aired on Sunday, December 22, 2024, on CBS, celebrating some of the most influential figures in American arts and culture. This year’s honorees included the legendary rock band Grateful Dead, blues icon Bonnie Raitt, jazz virtuoso Arturo Sandoval, acclaimed filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, and the historic Apollo Theater—the first institution to receive this prestigious recognition. The ceremony, recorded earlier in December at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., featured…