WHCA Reschedules Annual Dinner For August 29; Kenan Thompson, Hasan Minhaj To Perform
The White Home Correspondents’ Affiliation has rescheduled its annual dinner for August 29, with Kenan Thompson and Hasan Minhaj set to carry out on the brand new date.
The occasion initially was set for April 25 however was postponed due to the coronavirus disaster. The brand new date will come proper after the Democratic and Republican conventions, offered that these occasions keep their at present scheduled time frames.
“For many of us, the COVID-19 pandemic has been crucial story of our lifetimes,” Jonathan Karl, the president of the WHCA and ABC Information’ chief White Home correspondent, stated in an announcement. “We hope our rescheduled 2020 dinner shall be an opportunity to rejoice the sort of essential journalism now we have seen all through this disaster.”
With a number of thousand individuals usually in attendance, the annual dinner raises cash for journalism scholarships. The occasion gathers Beltway media, political figures and different insiders, however President Donald Trump has skipped it for the primary three years of his time period, breaking with longtime custom.
Thompson, who will host, and Minhaj, who’s featured entertainer, additionally had been scheduled to carry out on the earlier date.
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The WHCA stated that it had consulted with public well being and medical officers in setting the brand new date. The final dinner, in April, 2019, featured no entertainers and as an alternative was headlined by historian Ron Chernow.
