By — Tom Casciato Tom Casciato Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/levon-helms-spirit-remains-in-barn-that-bears-his-name Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Levon Helm’s spirit remains in barn that bears his name Arts May 2, 2020 11:09 AM EDT The rock group “The Band” left an indelible mark on 20th century music, and its drummer, Levon Helm remained a formidable presence well into the 21st. Among his legacies: an extraordinary performance space where music infused with his spirit is still made. NewsHour Weekend’s Tom Casciato has the story. By — Tom Casciato Tom Casciato Tom Casciato is an Emmy award-winning director, writer, producer and television executive who has created critically acclaimed nonfiction projects that have appeared on PBS, ABC, NBC, TBS, Showtime and more. He recently directed and produced two stories within episodes of the second season of the Emmy Award-winning climate-change series, "Years Of Living Dangerously." His 2013 film with Kathleen Hughes and Bill Moyers for Frontline series, "Two American Families," was called by Salon “... one of the best and most heartbreaking documentaries” of the year. Tom previously worked at WNET from 2006 until 2012, serving variously as director of News & Current Affairs and executive producer of two PBS series, "Wide Angle" and "Exposé: America’s Investigative Reports."
The rock group “The Band” left an indelible mark on 20th century music, and its drummer, Levon Helm remained a formidable presence well into the 21st. Among his legacies: an extraordinary performance space where music infused with his spirit is still made. NewsHour Weekend’s Tom Casciato has the story.