The Radio & Television Correspondents’ Association held its 67th black-tie dinner at the Washington Convention Center last night. [but with a new name: 1st Annual Congressional Correspondents’ Dinner]
Highlights via Playbook:
- Video of the entertainer, Larry Wilmore, “senior black correspondent” for “The Daily Show”
- ABC’s Jonathan Karl was awarded the Joan S. Barone Award for Excellence in Washington-based National Affairs/Public Policy Broadcasting.
- NBC’s Richard Engel was awarded the David Bloom Award for Excellence in Enterprise Reporting, presented by David’s daughters.
The funniest person of the evening was Rep. Anthony Weiner:
“This is all being broadcast on C-SPAN 3, so TENS of Americans will see this. Down at the CNN table, they’re saying, ‘TENS!? What’s their secret?’ … I do the Weiner jokes around here, guys. And, really, like, who’s Boehner fooling? What am I, like ‘Anthony Wehner’? I’m serious, brother: Just embrace it. [applause] … Nancy Pelosi … and I hold many positions that represent the mainstream of heartland America. For example, both of us believe in MANDATORY gay marriage.”