Record Label Chief, Theater Director Among Biden's National Council On The Arts Picks
John Prine's widow, Fiona Whelan Prine, and the executive producer of the Apollo Theater, Kamilah Forbes, are among the nominees to the group that advises on National Endowment for the Arts projects.
From a uke-picker to a former politician, President Biden's planned nominees for the National Council on the Arts are wildly diverse in their experiences and artistic disciplines.
As president of the independent record label Oh is known as a champion of American roots music and keeper of her late husband John Prine's legacy. is the executive producer of the Apollo Theater and a TV and theater director whose next project is the Broadway premiere of Soul Train alongside producer Questlove. International touring artist and "," "thinks the world would be a better place if everyone played the ukulele," according to a White House statement.
