Kennedy Center plans Ticketmaster switch, raising conflict of interest concerns

The Kennedy Center's former president Richard Grenell was a paid board member of Ticketmaster's parent company at the same time the two parties were negotiating.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x2400+0+0/resize/3000x2400!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F53%2Ff0%2F260c15a4496fb338884153b1eb75%2Fgettyimages-2219714294.jpg' alt='Richard Grenell attends the opening night of <em>Les Misérables</em> at The Kennedy Center on June 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C.'/><p>The Kennedy Center's former president Richard Grenell was a paid board member of Ticketmaster's parent company at the same time the two parties were negotiating.</p><p>(Image credit: Shannon Finney)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6031461' />