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I’m back in Los Angeles after a quick trip to Washington for Puck’s second-annual First Amendment soirée at the French ambassador’s residence, which has fast become one of the truly great, truly enjoyable events on the D.C. social calendar. Thanks to all the senators, secretaries, executives, editors, anchors, agents, and other green room denizens who came out, and thanks to our incomparable events team for putting it together. (A few photos.)
I’ll be back that way next month for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner festivities and look forward to seeing more of you—at a private dinner, a garden brunch, an after-afterparty, or at Puck and WME’s very own Fourth Estate party, where my colleagues Matt Belloni and Peter Hamby will host a conversation with the one and only Aaron Sorkin.
Programming note: Next Wednesday, March 27, at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT, Puck is hosting the next installment of our popular Quarterly Call series—a subscriber-exclusive, earnings-style event in which our in-house talent, and special guests, will offer professional analysis of the latest convulsions in the media landscape. My partner Bill Cohan will present the view from Wall Street, Julia Alexander will analyze Hollywood’s latest content strategies, I’ll discuss the evolution of legacy mediacos, and BerlinRosen Holdings C.E.O. Jonathan Rosen will share his privileged view from atop an esteemed public relations organization. And of course, our fearless leader Jon Kelly will moderate. I hope you can join us. Click here to register.
In tonight’s email, notes on Ronna McDaniel’s journey to NBC News, and what the size of her deal portends, both for the network and her own diminished prospects. But first…
🌸 Bloom off the Poppy: CNN anchor Poppy Harlow is still pursuing her next, post-CNN This Morning career move, and set off a fury of...
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In early March, about one week before stepping down as the embattled chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, Ronna Romney McDaniel decided it was time to get a talent agent. For months, Trump and his allies had been waging an intense pressure campaign to eject McDaniel from her seat, both because they wanted a more loyal and sycophantic party chair, and because it was easier to blame her, as opposed to the former president and his exorbitant legal entanglements, for the party’s financial and...
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