The Kennedy Center names new artistic director, amid concerns

The center's executive director has named an agent who has worked with ZZ Top and Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee as the head of programming for the arts institution.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8101x5401+0+0/resize/8101x5401!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc2%2F3b%2F9e69e9c54a8abaf6460c597bf61b%2Fgettyimages-2297491934.jpg' alt='The blocked-off entrance to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Oct. 1. The center has been shut to the public since September.'/><p>The center's executive director has named an agent who has worked with ZZ Top and Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee as the head of programming for the arts institution.</p><p>(Image credit: Saul Loeb/AFP)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5996934' />