WASHINGTON - The White House Correspondents’ Association is pleased to announce that Jimmy Kimmel, host of the ABC late-night talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will headline the WHCA's 98th annual dinner on Saturday, April 28, 2012.
"Jimmy's humor is sophisticated and edgy while appealing to a wide audience," said Caren Bohan, a Reuters journalist and president of the White House Correspondents' Association. "We are thrilled that Jimmy has accepted our invitation to be the featured comedian at our annual dinner."
The WHCA dinner is traditionally attended by the President and First Lady as well as many other senior government officials and members of the press corps. Proceeds from the dinner go toward scholarships and awards aimed at supporting aspiring journalists and recognizing excellence in the profession.
Only WHCA members and their organizations are eligible to purchase tickets for the annual dinner.
Photo/Mike Theiler
Photo/Mike Theiler
Photo/Mike Theiler
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S REMARKS (2012)
Photo/Mike Theiler
Watch President Obama's remarks at the 2012
Dinner or view the entire dinner program, including awards and
scholarship presentations on the C-SPAN.ORG White House Correspondents' Association Dinner hub.
- Tonight's WHCA Dinner Schedule
Posted Saturday at 8:41pm (ET) - WHCA Dinner Red Carpet and Pre-Dinner Photo Gallery
Posted Saturday at 8:39pm (ET) - Survival Guide to the White House Correspondents' Dinner (via Politico)
Posted Friday at 9:22am (ET) - Latest WHCA Guest List (via Politico)
Posted Thursday at 10:08am (ET) - Quick 'n Dirty Guide to WHCA Dinner (via Glittarazzi)
Posted Thursday at 7:37am (ET) - 2012 White House Correspondents' Dinner Weekend Party Guide (via Guest of a Guest)
Posted Wednesday at 12:03pm (ET) - WHCA Dinner Guest List: Lindsay Lohan To Attend As Guest of Greta Van Susteren (via Fishbowl DC)
Posted Wednesday at 11:27am (ET) - WHCA Dinner Guest List: Politico's Guests Include Charlize Theron, Eva Longoria, Ivanka Trump, More (via Fishbowl DC)
Posted Wednesday at 11:26am (ET)
White House Correspondents'
Association Hosts Scholarship Lunch Washington, DC Friday, April 27,
2012. Students receiving scholarships from the White House
Correspondents' Association attend a luncheon where they will hear from a
panel of White House reporters and from White House Press Secretary Jay
Carney.
Jay Carney, who served in the Vice President's Office before
being named Press Secretary, was Time magazine's Washington Bureau Chief
from 2005-2008.
Moderated by Julie Mason of SiriusXM, the panel will
discuss access and transparency in their coverage of the President and
includes
Jake Tapper of ABC News,
Ben Feller of AP,
Carol Lee of the
Wall Street Journal, and
Jackie Kucinich of USA Today.
Last year, the
Correspondents' Association distributed scholarships to 18 students,
totaling nearly $100,000, according to its website. The students are
undergraduate and graduate students from selected institutions. The
White House Correspondents' Association officially announces scholarship
recipients at the Annual Dinner, which takes place on Saturday April
28.
Watch on C-SPAN on Friday, 1:00 pm
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