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Kennedy Center Honors (view source)
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The '''Kennedy Center Honors''' is an annual made for television, lifetime achievement honor given to those in the [[performing arts]] for their contributions to United States culture. The Honors have been presented annually since 1978 in [[Washington, D.C.]], during a week-long series of events which include a performance honoring the Honorees at the [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|Kennedy Center]] Opera House.<ref name=about>[http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/specialevents/honors/about/home.html "About the Honors"] [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|Kennedy Center]], accessed September 29, 2012</ref>
The '''Kennedy Center Honors''' is an annual made for television, lifetime achievement honor given to those in the [[performing arts]] for their contributions to United States culture. The Honors have been presented annually since 1978 in [[Washington, D.C.]], during a weekend-long series of events which include a performance honoring the Honorees at the [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|Kennedy Center]] Opera House.<ref name=about>[http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/specialevents/honors/about/home.html "About the Honors"] [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|Kennedy Center]], accessed September 29, 2012</ref>
The Honors were created by [[George Stevens, Jr.]] and Nick Vanoff. As of 2012, Stevens continues as producer and co-writer for the Honors Performance. From 1978 until 2002, [[Walter Cronkite]] hosted the evening;<ref>Keller, Julie.[http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b45617_kennedy_honors_feel_good.html "Kennedy Honors Feel Good"] ''E! Online.com'', August 5, 2003</ref> since 2003, it has been hosted by [[Caroline Kennedy]].
The Honors were created by [[George Stevens, Jr.]] and Nick Vanoff. As of 2012, Stevens continues as producer and co-writer for the Honors Performance. From 1978 until 2002, [[Walter Cronkite]] hosted the evening;<ref>Keller, Julie.[http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b45617_kennedy_honors_feel_good.html "Kennedy Honors Feel Good"] ''E! Online.com'', August 5, 2003</ref> since 2003, it has been hosted by [[Caroline Kennedy]].