<P> Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss of White Cherry Entertainment were selected as Executive Producers of the 38th annual Kennedy Center Honors (2015) after George Stevens, Jr. stepped down . </P> <P> This is one of the few awards shows that does not air live (with the exception of closed - circuit venues), but a re-edited version lasting approximately two hours is normally televised on CBS after Christmas . </P> <P> Honoree recommendations are accepted from the general public, and the Kennedy Center initiated a Special Honors Advisory Committee, which comprises two members of the Board of Trustees as well as past Honorees and distinguished artists . The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees selects the Honoree recipients based on excellence in music, dance, theater, opera, motion pictures or television . The selections are typically announced sometime between July and September . </P> <P> The invitation - only weekend - long ceremony includes the Chairman's Luncheon, State Department dinner, White House reception, and the Honors gala performances and supper . </P>

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