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
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 Communications
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 - UConn Communications
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 - UConn Communications
‘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 - UConn Communications
Extensive Army Ant Collection To Go On Parade
A collection of more than two million specimens will soon be widely accessible, thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation.
April 21, 2016 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications
Acting Alum Debuts as Director of Musical Comedy
'Monty Python’s Spamalot,' based on the British comedy troupe’s send-up of the King Arthur legend, is onstage at UConn April 21-May1.
April 21, 2016 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications
MFA Exhibition Explores Aspects of Self-Discovery
The themes represented in this year’s Master of Fine Arts exhibition include racial identity and rural upbringing.
April 20, 2016 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications
UConn Musician Instrumental in Grammy Win
UConn string bass instructor Gregg August played bass on a track that earned a 2016 Grammy Award.
April 15, 2016 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications
Campus Radio Tells Story of Storrs
Students at UConn's campus radio station have developed original podcasts about the history of the University.
April 13, 2016 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications
Intuition, Measuring, Math Underlie Artist’s Work
Minimalist Jong Oh tailors his installations to the exhibition space. His work is on display at the Contemporary Art Galleries.
April 8, 2016 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications