Writer
Kenneth Best
Ken Best served as editor of UCONN Magazine for 10 years. He is a co-host of the UConn 360 Podcast. He previously covered news and sports in Connecticut for The New York Times, edited the Weekend section for the Stamford Advocate and Greenwich Time, wrote arts and culture stories syndicated by the Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service and was the media coordinator for Yale-New Haven Hospital. During the summer of 2015 he hosted “Walking a Blues Road,” a weekly program on WHUS in Storrs based on the holdings of the Samuel and Ann Charters Archives of Blues and Vernacular African-American Musical Culture at UConn’s Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. He is the author of Eight Days a Week: An Illustrated Record of Rock ‘n’ Roll (Pomegranate Books).
Author Archive
The White Savior: Racial Inequality in Film
A UConn sociologist discusses the portrayal of white and black characters in 'The Legend of Tarzan' and 'The Free State of Jones.'
July 12, 2016 | Kenneth Best
Arts and Activism: Harlem’s Community Theaters
A UConn historian's new book shows how Harlem's theaters of the '20s and '30s helped pave the way for the civil rights movement.
July 11, 2016 | Kenneth Best
‘West Side Story’ Rounds Out Nutmeg Summer Series
The popular musical about a clash of cultures remains as topical as ever in the political climate of 2016 America.
July 8, 2016 | Kenneth Best
Fine Arts Alums Return for Roles in Summer Musical
Two UConn alums star in a 'grownup’s prequel to Peter Pan,' that flips the classic story of how an orphan boy became Peter Pan. Now onstage at CRT.
June 24, 2016 | Kenneth Best
Inflatable Art Exhibit Expands on Lightweight Form
An exhibition of inflatable art at the Benton Museum explores the many ways an artist can create movable, air-filled sculpture.
June 21, 2016 | Kenneth Best
Musical Comedy Takes Sideways Look at Big Business
Fred Grandy, who stars in 'How to Succeed in Business,' reflects on enduring themes in the musical comedy onstage June 2-13 at the Harriet Jorgensen Theatre.
June 3, 2016 | Kenneth Best
Rothenberg: ‘Reality Show has Taken Over American Politics’
UConn alum and political analyst Stu Rothenberg gives his take on the Presidential campaign so far.
May 25, 2016 | Kenneth Best
UConn Puppets Take the Pops
Follow the collaboration between UConn's Puppet Arts program and 'America's Orchestra,' from concept to dress rehearsal.
May 19, 2016 | Kenneth Best
A Glimpse into the Life of the Professional Artist
Master of fine arts students learn to 'sell, schmooze, and network' through a tour of studios and private galleries in New York City.
May 13, 2016 | Kenneth Best
‘Be Not Afraid of Greatness:’ Shakespeare’s First Folio Coming to UConn
The exhibition, celebrating the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, will be on campus in September, accompanied by many other cultural events.
April 25, 2016 | Kenneth Best