{"id":3577,"date":"2026-06-25T19:34:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T19:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3577"},"modified":"2026-06-25T19:34:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T19:34:52","slug":"ken-burns-and-jeanne-shaheen-will-each-receive-the-same-legacy-award-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3577","title":{"rendered":"Ken Burns and Jeanne Shaheen will each receive the same Legacy Award this fall"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The New England Council, a major business association that often hosts events with news makers across the region, announced Wednesday that documentarian Ken Burns and retiring Senator Jeanne Shaheen will each be honored this fall as a recipient of the group\u2019s Legacy Award. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The extra special honor, which the council established in 2025, recognizes the ongoing contributions of individuals who were previously named New Englanders of the Year \u2014 a recognition the council has been granting since 1964, including to Burns in 2006 and to Shaheen in 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n

The council noted that Burns, 72, who lives in Walpole, N.H., has been making documentary films for five decades that have snagged dozens of major accolades, including Oscar nominations, Grammys, and Emmys. He was inducted in 2022 into the Television Academy Hall of Fame. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The council noted that Shaheen, 79, a Democrat who lives in Madbury, N.H., made history in 2008 as the first woman to have been elected as a governor and as a US senator. After three six-year terms, she opted not to seek reelection this fall. <\/span><\/p>\n

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