PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Well-known documentarian Ken Burns made a stop in Rhode Island Thursday to preview an upcoming documentary series of his that will be airing next month on PBS. Burns, along ...

(WJAR) — Famed American documentary filmmaker Ken Burns was in Rhode Island on Thursday to discuss his latest film with local students. He discussed his upcoming PBS documentary “The American ...

PROVIDENCE – Filmmaker Ken Burns will present two panel discussions in Rhode Island Thursday, Oct. 16, in advance of his upcoming PBS documentary “The American Revolution,” which premiers Nov. 16.

From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know. After screening excerpts of Ken Burns’ documentary “The American ...

With the nation set to celebrate its 250th anniversary next summer, the University of Virginia’s Karsh Institute of Democracy is taking us back to the tumultuous early days, when competing political ...

This story was featured in The Must Read, a newsletter in which our editors recommend one can’t-miss story every weekday. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. On the Fourth of July—a day that Ken ...

You could almost see one of those chaotic weekends in college football coming, but few could have really predicted the type of carnage that transpired in Week 6. Everywhere you looked, there was a ...

It always intrigues me how there are some people who mistakenly believe studying history history is nothing more than the boring memorization of dates and events. The true study of history is so much ...

The documentarian reflects on the ideas that drove our nation’s founding — and how they echo today. By Ken Burns and David Leonhardt Produced by Jillian Weinberger President Trump’s threats to ...

The making of the latest Ken Burns docuseries took 10 years from start to completion. Burns directed the project, which is 12 hours long and contains six episodes, with Sarah Botstein and David ...

Ken Burns, the preeminent documentary filmmaker of his generation, knows how to captivate audiences, whether it's with history or a quip. When he told hundreds of fans at a Wayne State University ...

When Ken Burns started making his series on the American Revolution nearly a decade ago, he knew one of his biggest challenges would be casting George Washington. The renowned documentarian has worked ...