Aaron Barnhart
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Stories by Aaron Barnhart
Public TV’s Future Will Be a Huge Tote Bag of Cash, If PBS CEO Paula Kerger Has Her Way
Paula A. Kerger is the longtime CEO of PBS, the nonprofit that produces and distributes public TV’s signature shows — “PBS NewsHour,” “Finding Your Roots,” “Masterpiece,” “Nature,” the Ken Burns films, and “Caillou” to name a few. She was in Kansas City this week on a mission, one that could be a game-changer for both…
Tivoli Cinemas Coming Back at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Tivoli Cinemas is returning in October as a new curated film program at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City
Kansas City’s Leading Role in Ken Burns’ “Country Music”
Kansas City is a jazz town — just ask anybody! So how did KC manage to be featured so prominently in Ken Burns’ new documentary on the history of country music? It’s not exactly coincidence. Dayton Duncan, the longtime collaborator with Burns on “The Dust Bowl”, “The National Parks” and other PBS projects, has spent…