The Kennedy Center Honors

Co-produced with George Stevens, Jr., Don produced and/or directed the Kennedy Center Honors for 22 years.
The prestigious annual event
in Washington has redefined America's perception of its artistic legacy and reinvented how this nation rewards its artists.
Broadcast on CBS, the Honors has been attended by every President since its creation
in 1978.
The telecasts have received seven Emmy Awards. Don has earned three Directors Guild Awards and two Emmys for
Best Direction of a Musical
or Variety Special. 


"it maintains its
distinguished tradition as the nation's most prestigious and elegant celebration of the performing arts.”
 –The New York Times