Oprah and Paul McCartney to Get Kennedy Center Honors
12:12 pm, September 7th, 2010
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A queen and a knight will receive Kennedy Center Honors this year.
Daytime television empress Oprah Winfrey and Sir Paul McCartney lead the list of cultural figures announced on Tuesday as recipients of Kennedy Center Honors.
Musician Merle Haggard, choreographer Bill T. Jones, and composer Jerry Herman will also be feted.
“For more than 25 years, Oprah Winfrey has established one of the most innovative careers in the entertainment world, with distinctive accomplishments in television and film,” said Center chairman David M. Rubenstein.
He called McCartney “one of the most influential and successful songwriters and musicians of all time.”
McCartney accepted an invitation to receive an honor in 2002 but withdrew due to family obligations.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will award the five honorees with medallions in a private State Department dinner on December 4. There will be a gala and performance at the Kennedy Center itself on December 5, to be broadcast on CBS on December 28.
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