The following excerpt is from the November 216, 2012 edition of WNYT.com:
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – The support arm of the New York State Archives is presenting a history award to documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, who will appear at the Empire State Plaza award ceremony.
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The Empire State Archives and History Award is presented annually to nationally prominent individuals for their work in historic research or interpretation. Past winners include C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb, actors Sam Waterston and Richard Dreyfuss, and historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Henry Louis Gates.
