NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Deborah Rutter, former head of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in her first interview since... Former Kennedy Center president speaks out in ...

Rutter told All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly about the abrupt end of her tenure. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Deborah Rutter: I was actually in the basement ...

Rutter told All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly about the abrupt end of her tenure. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Deborah Rutter: I was actually in the basement of ...

Mary Louise (Sovereign) Ashmus, 80, passed away on January 29, 2025, in Grants Pass, Oregon. She was born on August 13, 1944, in Eureka to Helen Bigley and Guy Sovereign. She was known as Mary Lou ...

Rutter told All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly about the abrupt end of her tenure. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Mary Louise Kelly: How abrupt was it? How did you ...