WASHINGTON – Politicians should be getting their selfie games ready – the names of the Hollywood imports set to attend White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner are rolling in.
So far, there’s the requisite Kardashian (well, a Jenner, anyway), the stars of Comedy Central’s cult hit “Broad City,” and even an aristocrat: Lady Mary Crawley (er, that would be “Downton Abbey” actress Michelle Dockery). The April 30 correspondents’ dinner — an intimate affair for a few thousand black-tie-clad pols, celebrities, and journalists — often makes for strange table-mates.
It’s not every day that Lindsay Lohan dines alongside the nation’s commander-in-chief, but at Washington’s most anticipated social event of the year, hey, anything can happen.
Here’s who we’ve confirmed so far as the guests of news organizations.
– USA TODAY:
Kendall Jenner, model
Miles Teller, actor, “Divergent”
Wendi Mclendon-Covey, actress/comedian, “Bridesmaids”
Rosario Dawson, actress, “Daredevil”
Neve Campbell, actress, “House of Cards”
– Thomson Reuters:
Michael Kelly, actor, “House of Cards”
Illana Glazer, creator, executive producer and actress, Comedy Central’s “Broad City”
Abbi Jacobson, creator, executive producer and actress, Comedy Central’s “Broad City”
Michelle Dockery, actress, “Downton Abbey”
Von Miller, Denver Broncos Linebacker, Super Bowl MVP
Odell Beckham, Jr., New York Giants Wide Receiver
– Fox News:
Greta Van Susteren, anchor, Fox News Channel
– Atlantic Media:
Hope Solo, U.S. women’s soccer goalie
Josh Stamberg, actor, “The Affair,” and a DC native (he’s the son of NPR’s Susan Stamberg)
Gene Sperling, former director of the National Economic Council and assistant to the president for economic policy
Jeff Zients, director of the National Economic Council and assistant to the president for economic policy.
Lisa Monaco, assistant to the president for homeland security and terrorism
Travis Kalanick, co-founder & CEO, Uber
Brad Smith, president, Microsoft
Larry Merlo, CEO, CVS
John Chambers, CEO, Cisco
– NBC News/MSNBC:
Jaimie Alexander, actress, “Blindspot”
Andrew Lack, chairman of NBC/MSNBC
Phil Griffin, president of MSNBC
Deborah Turness, NBS News president
Janelle Rodriguez, NBC News SVP of editorial
Noah Oppenheim, SVP of “Today” at NBC News
Peter Alexander, NBC News White House correspondent
Ron Allen, NBC News correspondent
Mika Brzezinski, MSNBC “Morning Joe” co-host
Tom Costello, NBC News correspondent
Savannah Guthrie, NBC News “The Today Show”
Tamron Hall, NBC News “Live with Tamron Hall” host
Chris Hayes, MSNBC “All In with Christ Hayes” host
Kasie Hunt, MSNBC political correspondent
Hallie Jackson, NBC News correspondent
Steve Kornacki, MSNBC “Meet the Press Daily” host
Chris Matthews, MSNBC “Hardball” host
Cynthia McFadden, NBC News senior legal and investigative correspondent
Ari Melber, MSNBC chief legal correspondent
Andrea Mitchell, NBC News chief foreign affairs correspondent/anchor
Natalie Morales, NBC News “Today Show” host
Kelly O’Donnell, NBC News Capitol Hill correspondent
Lawrence O’Donnell, MSNBC “The Last Word with Laurence O’Donnell” host
Joy-Ann Reid, MSNBC national correspondent
Thomas Roberts, MSNBC “Live with Thomas Roberts” host
Luke Russert, NBC News correspondent
Joe Scarborough, MSNBC “Morning Joe” host
Al Sharpton, MSNBC “PoliticsNation” host
Kate Snow, NBC News correspondent
Katy Tur, NBC News correspondent
Kristen Welker, NBC News White House correspondent
Pete Williams, NBC News justice correspondent
