Brett Zongker

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Kennedy Center Chairman David M. Rubenstein listens at right as Deborah Rutter speaks during a news conference in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, were it was announced that Rutter would become the new president of the Kennedy Center. Rutter, currently the president of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, will led the cultural center and memorial to President John F. Kennedy, replacing Michael Kaiser who is stepping down next year after more then 13 years as president. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Kennedy Center names 1st woman to lead arts group

Brett Zongker · December 10, 2013 8:43 pm

Secretary of State John Kerry, with the 2013 Kennedy Center honorees, from left, seated Shirley MacLain, and Martina Arroyo, along with Teresa Heinz Kerry. Standing are Billy Joel, Carlos Santana, and Herbie Hancock, pose for a photo at the State Department for the Kennedy Center Honors gala dinner on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Billy Joel, 4 others receive Kennedy Center Honors

Brett Zongker · December 9, 2013 3:59 am

Kennedy Center raises $90 million for expansion

Kennedy Center raises $90 million for expansion

Brett Zongker · December 5, 2013 7:17 pm

Report: Arts, culture add $500B to nation’s GDP

Report: Arts, culture add $500B to nation’s GDP

Brett Zongker · December 5, 2013 3:49 pm

Study finds most US silent films have been lost

Brett Zongker · December 4, 2013 8:26 am

In this Nov. 29, 2013 photo provided by the Smithsonian National Zoo, a giant panda cub is measured as it is about to turn 100 days old, at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington. The National Zoo announced Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013 that it is naming its giant panda cub Bao Bao after receiving more than 123,000 votes from the public. The zoo asked the public to vote for one of five names. The others were Ling Hua, Long Yun, Mulan and Zhen Bao. The panda cub was born Aug. 23. She is only the second surviving panda cub born in Washington. (AP Photo/Smithsonian National Zoo, Abby Wood)

National Zoo names 100-day-old panda cub Bao Bao

Brett Zongker · December 1, 2013 8:27 pm

‘If/Then’ brings new life to DC’s National Theatre

Brett Zongker · November 29, 2013 8:09 pm

This photo taken July 29, 2013, shows The National Cathedral in Washington. Struggling to cover its costs, Washington National Cathedral has decided to begin charging an admission fee for tourists who visit the church beginning in 2014. Cathedral officials say they will charge a $10 fee for adults and $6 for children, seniors and military. Admission will be free on Sundays and for those who visit to worship or pray on weekdays. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Cathedral in DC to charge tourist fee

Brett Zongker · November 25, 2013 10:09 pm

Harold Burson, 92, donates a never-before-published transcript of coverage of the Nuremberg trials to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington on Tuesday Nov. 19, 2013. The never-before-published transcript of coverage of the Nuremburg trial after the Holocaust is being donated to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum by Burson who covered the trial for the American Forces (radio) Network. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Nuremberg transcript donated to Holocaust Museum

Brett Zongker · November 19, 2013 11:58 pm

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2013 file photo, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, immigration rights activist and self-declared undocumented immigrant Jose Antonio Vargas becomes emotional as he testifies about comprehensive immigration reform during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Vargas, a former Washington Post journalist who later revealed he has been living in the country illegally since childhood has made a documentary about his experience and announced Tuesday that he is selling broadcast rights for the project to CNN Films. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

CNN acquires Vargas’ immigration film ‘Documented’

Brett Zongker · November 19, 2013 4:03 pm

CNN acquires Jose Antonio Vargas’ immigration film ‘Documented’

Brett Zongker · November 19, 2013 5:00 am

Props and costumes from the "Anchorman" movie are seen at an exhibit at the Newseum in Washington, Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. The museum about news and the First Amendment has opened "Anchorman: The Exhibit," featuring costumes and props from Will Ferrell's 2004 movie "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy." The story of a fictional news team's sexist reaction to the arrival of an ambitious female reporter was a parody of real tumult in the 1970s TV business. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

‘Anchorman’ parody of TV news lands at Newseum

Brett Zongker · November 15, 2013 5:46 pm