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DC's Biggest Paparazzi Weekend #WHCD

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Paparazzi was seen outside the White House gates for this year’s Easter Egg Roll as Washington prepares for one of the busiest weekends of the year.  With an influx of notables making their way to the city for the White House Corespondents’ weekend, the paparazzi are preparing for, what photographer Colin Drummond says is, their “biggest weekend of the year.”

The recent Washington Post story not only covers what it is like to be a DC paparazzi, but the article also gives recognition to WHC Insider:

“Some news organizations, the New York Times, for example, have made a show of boycotting the [Corespondents’] dinner, but interest in the WHCD weekend remains intense. The number of photographers credentialed for the event has grown from 50 in 2008 to more than 100 this year, organizers say. Fans can follow the consuming details online at the White House Correspondents Weekend Insider site.”

CBS News Chiefs + Prime Time Stars

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New CBS News Chiefs Jeff Fager, David Rhodes, and Bureau Chief Chris Isham are bringing some of the top actors from their highly rated CBS shows.  Look for Daniel Dae Kim from Hawaii Five-O, Bob Schieffer’s date Morgan Fairchild, Hill Harper from CSI New York, and Kerry Washington.

Couric fans will be disappointed, she is still on the other side of the pond on Royals duty.

WHC Weekend Update

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With less than two weeks until the White House Corespondents’ Dinner, the celebrity guest lists are growing.  The National Journal‘s roundup provides an overview of who’s who and who’s sitting where:

  • ABC: Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Erin Andrews, Jane Lynch, Bob Iger, Senator Marco Rubio, Eric Holder,   Janet Napolitano, William Daley, Tom Donilon, Admiral Mike Mullen, Jeremy Bernard, Eric Stonestreet, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Senator Mark Kirk, Senator Amy Klobuchar
  • Bloomberg: Shaun White, Brooke Burke
  • Fortune: Mira Sorvino, Evan Williams
  • Fox News: Kate Hudson, who is coming with Greta van Susteren
  • The Hill: John Wall
  • Mother Jones: Sean Penn
  • The New Yorker: Jon Hamm, Zach Galifianakis, the Coen brothers
  • Newsweek: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Colin Powell, Tina Brown, Barry Diller, Jon Favreau, Jason Sudeikis, Michael Kors, Diane von Furstenberg, Representative Aaron Schock
  • NPR: Michael Stipe, David Byrne, Scott Z. Burns, Annie Clark, Mike White, U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice
  • People: Bristol Palin, Mindy Kaling, Steven Tyler, Chris Colfer
  • Time: Steve Buscemi, Senator Scott Brown,Terrence Winter, Tom Hooper, Tara Subkoff, Jay Roach, Danny Strong
  • USA Today: David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Rick Fox, Eliza Dushku
  • The Washington Post: Donald Trump

The guest lists are not the only thing in motion, this year’s White House Corespondents’ Garden Brunch is changing.  See Matt Dornic’s write up in FishbowlDC for the highlights.