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Kennedy Center plans Ticketmaster switch, raising conflict of interest concerns

An NPR investigation has found that the former president of the arts institution, Richard Grenell, was a paid board member of Ticketmaster's parent company, Live Nation, during Kennedy Center negotiations.

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Anastasia Tsioulcas is a correspondent on NPR's Culture desk.
A Martínez
A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First.