Other than that, the festivities are expected to look the same as they did years ago. There are before and after parties and the party itself, featuring dinner, awards and scholarship presentations, notes from President Biden—the first commander in chief to oversee dinner since Barack Obama in 2016—and a comedy show from “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah. Plus. , a few celebrities may appear.
Here’s everything you need to know.
When does it start and when does it end?
Guests will begin arriving at the Hilton around 5:30 PM for past parties sponsored by news organizations. Dinner is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. Speeches and awards usually begin around 9:30 p.m., followed by Biden and Noah. The main event is supposed to end around 10:30pm, after which the subsequent parties (also sponsored by media organizations) will begin.
The Washington Post will broadcast a live dinner starting at 6:30 p.m., and C-SPAN will begin its live coverage at 8 p.m. (streamed live via C-SPAN.org). CNN’s coverage, anchored by John Berman and Brianna Keeler, will begin at seven, although the network says it will stop reporting today’s news, including coverage of the war in Ukraine. Similarly, MSNBC said it plans to move “portions of dinner.” Fox News does not plan to broadcast live coverage on TV. The broadcast will only take place through the Fox Nation subscriber service.
Who is the comedian who serves barbecue?
That would be Noah, who hosted the Grammys this month. His presence is a return to tradition. After comedian Michelle Wolff’s routine caused a stir in 2018 — it upset President Donald Trump and many of his officials and aides — the White House Correspondents’ Association opted to turn the temperature down in 2019. She hired presidential historian Ron Chernow to serve up the after-dinner. Notes. There wasn’t much laughter.
Since one big dinner to celebrate journalists is not apparently enough, there will be the usual receptions, breakfasts, lunches, dinners and what have you. The party begins Thursday, and continues Friday with events hosted by Vanity Fair, NBCUniversal, Motion Picture Association, Creative Artists Agency, Semaphore media company, Creative Alliance, Funny or Die/People Magazine, and United Talent Agency, among others. Saturday sponsors: Vice News, TheGrio, Columbia Ambassador, Paramount, and NBCUniversal (again). Sunday: CNN and Politico get into the act.
Will celebrities appear?
The proportion of celebrities at dinner has declined dramatically during Trump’s presidency, perhaps because no one in Hollywood wanted anything to be associated with the “White House” words in his name. Do not worry. Trump himself never attended and boycotted it during his three years in office.
And while it’s never a good idea to predict who will actually appear – vs. who is supposed To show – we know Mary J. Blige and Chris Tucker are slated to entertain TheGrio party and Paramount has invited several TV stars to its party. Additionally, Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson will reportedly be attending the dinner as guests on Disney/ABC. So there is this.
