Columnist praises Ken Burns’ PBS films for bringing history to life, inspiring lifelong learning and previewing The American ...

Well-known documentarian Ken Burns made a stop in Rhode Island Thursday to preview an upcoming documentary series of his that ...

With the six-part, 12-hour documentary series set to premiere Nov. 16, Burns faced questions about whether the spark for the ...

Famed American documentary filmmaker Ken Bruns is in Rhode Island on Thursday to discuss his latest film with local students.

From left, Jeffrey Goldberg, Sarah Botstein, Ken Burns, Annette Gordon-Reed, and Tom Hanks at the New York premiere of PBS’s "The American Revolution." at the Atlantic Festival. Michael ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. Americans, and Philadelphians in particular, might think they ...

New Jersey will finally get its recognition for its critical role in the earliest days of American history as filmmaker Ken Burns and his crew roll out his much-anticipated documentary, “The American ...