http://news.yahoo.com/letterman-hoffman-zeppelin-honored-obama-004142953.html
As noted on this list a while ago, Dave, Led Zeppelin, Dustin Hoffman, Chicago bluesman Buddy Guy and ballerina Natalia Makarova were all awarded the Kennedy Honors tonight. The link has a group photo. "Obama went on to note Letterman's humble beginnings as an Indianapolis weatherman, who once reported the city was being pelted by hail 'the size of canned hams."It's one of the highlights of his career." All kidding aside, Obama described all of the honorees as artists who "inspired us to see things in a new way, to hear things differently, to discover something within us or to appreciate how much beauty there is in the world.""It's that unique power that makes the arts so important," he added. Later on the red carpet, Letterman said he was thrilled by the recognition. "It supersedes everything, honestly," he said. "I haven't won that many awards." Show to be broadcast Dec. 26 on CBS -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
