Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.
Hall director Nicole Muszynski transformed Gibson Hall's lobby with archival photos of University of Arkansas women, drawing parallels to the 2023 Barbie film and her own story as a first-gen American.
Documentarian Ken Burns joined Crystal Bridges' Building Bridges lecture series Friday, discussing his six-part PBS series on the Revolution and the mythology surrounding George Washington.
Randy Dixon and Kyle Kellams preview a Pryor Center panel with former KATV anchors Steve Barnes, Amy Oliver Barnes and Bob Steel, featuring archival footage from Arkansas TV's golden era.