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

Sophomore James Bouknight in a photo from last season, driving to the basket against Wichita State.

Hurley: Big East is Returning to National Stage, No Nights Off

The UConn men's basketball team is back in the Big East, beginning the 2020-2021 season on Wednesday against Central Connecticut State University.

1946: American actor James Stewart (1908 - 1997) as George Bailey, hugs actor Karolyn Grimes, who plays Zuzu his daughter, in a still from director Frank Capra's Christmas classic film, 'It's a Wonderful Life'. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

CRT First: ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ as Old Time Radio Play

In its first-ever audio production, the Connecticut Repertory Theatre is presenting a Golden Age of Radio-style adaptation of the holiday classic "It's a Wonderful Life."

The US Supreme Court building, with microphone stands.

Law Professor: Congress Has Ruled on Health Care Act Case Before Supreme Court

UConn Law's John Aloysius Cogan Jr. offers insight into a case before the Supreme Court that could determine the fate of the Affordable Care Act.

a map of the world

New Human Rights Research Consortium Draws International Audience for Initial Conference

More than 150 human rights researchers from four continents will gather virtually today for the inaugural conference of the Connecticut/Baden-Württemberg Human Rights Research Consortium (HRRC).

An actor attired as a garish Dia de los Muertos skeleton, appearing in the play "Sugar Skull"

Jorgensen Digital Stage Sets Livestreaming Fall Performance Schedule

Building on a successful summertime experiment with livestreaming, the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts is going digital for its Fall 2020 season.

A photo from a production of "American Dreams," a dark theatrical comedy about what it means to be an American citizen, being presented online by the Dodd Center

Dodd Impact Hosts ‘American Dreams’ Online

Dodd Human Rights Impact is relaunching with an online presentation of a dark theatrical comedy about what it means to be an American citizen.

A protester holding a placard saying 'We The People' in front of the U.S. Capitol Building. (Getty Images)

Study of 2020 Protests Shows Difference Between Reality and Perception

Political science professor Jeremy Pressman, co-founder of The Crowd Counting Consortium (CCC), discusses the CCC's latest study on 2020 protests.

Police with batons attack pro-democracy demonstrators in Belarus.

New Study Examines Civil Society’s Effect on Mass Violence

UConn researcher Evan Perkoski discusses his work examining the role civil society can play in preventing - or perpetrating - mass killings.

Actors rehearse via Zoom for CRT's Fall production of "Men On Boats"

Connecticut Repertory Theatre Fall Season Goes Live Online with ‘Men on Boats’

The Connecticut Repertory Theatre is adjusting to the pandemic by presenting the start of its Fall season online, with two plays available to watch via Zoom.

Statue outside the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C. (iStock Photo)

Q&A: The Supreme Court, the Presidential Election, and a Year Unlike Any Other

UConn's David Yalof, an expert on the Supreme Court and presidential politics, talks about how this year's situation is like, and unlike, past moments of US history.