Anne Azzi Davenport is a Senior Producer at PBS NewsHour. With a focus on arts and culture, she oversees coverage for various series, including Brief But Spectacular and Race Matters, while collaborating closely with Chief Arts Correspondent Jeffrey Brown. Anne's work has been featured in PBS, highlighting her extensive experience in arts and entertainment, design, and theater.
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By: Amna Nawaz, Anne Azzi Davenport
In 2020, Gisèle Pelicot was called to a police station and life as she knew it ended. She learned that her husband had been drugging and raping her and inviting strangers to abuse her for nearly a decade. The case led to a reckoning about sexual abuse and revealed the power of one woman’s voice. Amna Nawaz sat down with Pelicot to discuss her book, "A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides."
By: Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport
In 2004, Nick Yarris walked out of a Pennsylvania prison after 22 years on death row. His was the first death row case in Pennsylvania overturned by DNA evidence. His wrongful conviction is now the focus of the new play “The Fear of 13.” It stars Adrian Brody and Tessa Thompson in their Broadway debuts. Jeffrey Brown spoke with them for our Art in Action series, as part of our CANVAS coverage.
By: Anne Azzi Davenport, Jeffrey Brown
Renowned trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis has launched a new project, a kind of call and response for these times.…
By: Jeffrey Brown, Zeba Warsi, Anne Azzi Davenport
Two Russians who left their country after the invasion of Ukraine and are now rebuilding their lives and careers in the U.S. Senior Arts Correspondent Jeffrey Brown reports on a recent production in New York for our Art in Action series, exploring how art and democracy shape one another, as part of our CANVAS coverage.
By: Diane Lincoln Estes, Anne Azzi Davenport, Murrey Jacobson
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By: Jeff Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport
"Death of a Salesman" tells the story of Willy Loman, a traveling salesman chasing the American Dream but never quite able to reach it. Now, the classic is back on Broadway in a new production that underscores the play’s enduring relevance. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown sat down with actors Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
By: Hunter Bonaparte, Geoff Bennett, Anne Azzi Davenport, Jackson Hudgins
Sting’s music is known around the world. Over the course of his career, he has sold more than 100 million records, first as the frontman, principal songwriter and bassist for The Police, and later as a solo artist. Now, as he continues to tour internationally, he’s also expanding his creative repertoire. Geoff Bennett met up with Sting for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
By: Richard Coolidge, Anne Azzi Davenport, Jeffrey Brown
The pipe organ is typically associated with formal concert halls, church music and traditional works by Baroque composers like Bach.…
By: Hunter Bonaparte, Amalia Huot-Marchand, Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport
Best-selling author Dave Eggers has a new novel out this week, telling the story of two art-obsessed friends over many decades. There’s much more to the author’s own story as well. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown reports from San Francisco for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
By: Hunter Bonaparte, Jiaya Echevarria, Amna Nawaz, Anne Azzi Davenport
The Shockoe Institute in Richmond, Virginia, opened its doors this spring to try to open minds about the enduring impact of enslavement and how to seek solutions to improve civic life now. Amna Nawaz has a look at the effort for our Art in Action series, exploring how art and democracy shape one another, as part of our CANVAS coverage.
