Documentary filmmaker and historian Ken Burns has cemented his career on bringing history to life.

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 ...

Longtime documentary filmmaker Ken Burns praised the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) as the "Declaration of Independence" for communications while lamenting the loss of its federal funding on ...

MANCHESTER - Ken Burns, the nation’s most honored documentary filmmaker, will receive the coveted Lincoln Forum Film Award at the 2026 Lincoln Forum Spring Symposium at Hildene, The Lincoln Family ...

Austin (CNN) — Sunday’s premiere of Ken Burns’ new PBS series “The American Revolution” doubles as an attention-grabbing statement, months after President Donald Trump succeeded in stripping away all ...

Ken Burns has once again produced a definitive documentary on an important moment in United States history with his latest (very) long-form docuseries. The six-part The American Revolution hit the ...

WILLIAMSBURG – William & Mary awarded honorary degrees to Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger and acclaimed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns during its 333rd Charter Day ceremony, recognizing their ...

PHILADELPHIA — After capturing hundreds of hours of footage, over a decade, for his new docuseries "The American Revolution," filmmaker Ken Burns knew the epic story had to begin with Benjamin ...

Burns' anticipated six-part docuseries "The American Revolution" premieres at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16 nationwide on PBS, including on OETA in Oklahoma.

The American Revolution is a new documentary that will premiere for a two-hour episode, In Order to Be Free, on PBS at 8 pm on Sunday, November 16, with 5 subsequent episodes airing on consecutive ...

Ken Burns and I have just met at Bowling Green, the tiny park at the bottom tip of Manhattan, when he brings up “all the lives that have been through here.” He doesn’t mean the tourists lined up to ...

Like every great Ken Burns documentary, the letters and writings of the people involved are an important part of telling the story. The American Revolution is no exception, and the actors involved are ...