Overview
- At the weekend events, he presented newly redesigned Tiffany gold medallions that hang from navy-blue ribbons after an Oval Office ceremony the day before.
- He praised honorees Sylvester Stallone, KISS, Gloria Gaynor, Michael Crawford and George Strait, introduced their tributes and appeared onstage multiple times.
- He delivered combative asides, criticizing Jimmy Kimmel, joking about renaming the venue and predicting record ratings for the Dec. 23 CBS/Paramount+ broadcast.
- This year he removed prior leaders, installed a new board that elected him chair and secured more than $250 million for renovations as part of his wider remake of the Center.
- Coverage also details staff turnover, programming changes and slipping ticket sales under the new leadership as debate continues over the Center’s direction.