People
What Do Ludacris and FamousDC Have in Common?
We party together in Washington, DC. FamousDC recently had the opportunity to serve as the media partner for a Ludacris event at BET studios. After a chat with the hip hop star, we enjoyed an epic performance which included all his legendary hits and a surprise guest appearance by his …
Someone Special Just Got MARIE-D
Sending a huge congratulations to our very own, Marie Formica and her new husband, Rhett Morgan on tying the knot this weekend! We really don’t like to share, but if our fabulous VP of Operations had to spend her time with anyone else besides her officemates, we suppose Rhett is …
Famous 5: Jaime Bernstein
Meet Jaime Bernstein, professional matchmaker for Three Day Rule– an LA based personalized matchmaking company. The team of world-class matchmakers provides service in six major cities across the country and Jaime is our very own dating expert here in the district. Jaime found love in DC and is eager to …
Famous 5: John Burns
Meet John Burns, an entertainment lawyer, corespondent to CNN, MSNBC, Aljazeera and more. He has negotiated the contracts of some of our favorite A-List entertainers and you can find him discussing legal issues with regard to pop culture on multiple stations and programs locally and nationally. He is an active …
Paige Gress
Meet Paige Gress. Not only is she new to the District but also the FamousDC team. Paige is a recent college grad but has hit the ground running here in DC, taking on the role as a content and event producer at the FDC offices. She is inspired by conversations …
Alex Skatell
Meet Alex Skatell, Founder and President of the flourishing media company, IJReview. Sound familiar? That’s because it is. IJReview has become a top 50 website in the country, reaching over 35 million monthly readers. We were honored at the opportunity to sit down with Alex and IJReview’s Editor in Chief, Bubba …
Bubba Atkinson
Meet Bubba Atkinson, Editor-in-Chief of the rapidly growing media outlet, IJReview. Bubba joined the publication in April 2012 and has seen the company through incredible expansion over the last three years (and there’s no signs of slowing down now). He and IJReview founder, Alex Skatell agreed to subject themselves to the …
Famous Engagement
A huge congratulations to Jeremy Art and his soon to be wife, Kelsey Jones, on their engagement. These two C-Span lovebirds will soon be tying the knot after Kelsey said, “yes” at the whisper spot in the United States Capital where Jeremy proposed (awww!). Can it get any better? Oh, most definitely. Not …
FamousDC meets FamousCLE
So- we went to Cleveland, and threw an epic party. We’d like to say a very special thank you to GOPAC Education Fund and American Freedom Builders for allowing us to partner with them for this awesome event. The night would not have been possible without their incredibly generous support. …
Rachel Kling
Let us introduce you to Rachel Kling, a top bartender and sommelier at Quill located in the Jefferson Hotel here in D.C. Kling excels in cocktail creations, adding her own spice of life to each new D.C. drink. We sat down with her to get a better look inside the mind of cocktails like …
Quorum Cofounders: Alex Wirth and Jonathan Marks
Meet Alex Wirth and Jonathan Marks. These Harvard grads moved from Boston to DC to expand Quorum, a platform changing the way people see, explain, and influence the legislative process. The two make a dynamic duo- as Alex (left) oversees business development and customer success, and Jonathan (right) focuses on …
Did You Know Mosquitoes Have 38 Teeth?
Neither did we, but it’s true. The number 38 is particularly special to someone else today too; and FamousDC would like to send some famous birthday love to this awesome guy. Happy 38th birthday to the energy-legislating, Facebook photo-sharing, Kentucky Wildcat-loving, Derby-crushing, Neil Chatterjee. We wonder how many more birthdays until his …
Kristen Soltis Anderson
Meet Kristen Soltis Anderson, co-founder of Echelon Insights and most recently, the author of The Selfie Vote: Where Millennials Are Leading America (And How Republicans Can Keep Up) which launched just this week. Kristen is an accomplished pollster and researcher from Orlando, Florida who has taken on the political world and has aimed her recent work …
Heather Dahl
Meet Heather Dahl– local mastermind behind the digital crime fighting company The Cynja. She’s taken on the mission of combating increasingly common cyber crime rates with children as her target audience. The Cynja features a popular comic book series that aims to empower kids through knowledge and transparency into the sometimes dark …
Rebecca Parrish
Meet Rebecca Parrish. She is a director and cinematographer and has run her own Chicago-based film company, Interchange Productions since 2007. We came across her here in DC when her latest project, Radical Grace, had its premiere debut at the AFI Docs Fest in late June. The film tells the …
Happy Birthday to Our Fabulously Famous Editor!
Wishing the happiest of birthdays to our amazing editor, Marie Formica! Marie is all things famous for DC: smart, funny, quick, ambitious, savvy, and MORE! She keeps us in line and inspired every single day. She also knows literally everything about the Internet. Thanks for being born, Marie! We don’t know …
Alex Finland
Meet Alex Finland. He just launched Driver Eight Media: a boutique firm focused on booking clients on broadcast and cable television. In his free time, he is a father, a husband and longtime Georgia Bulldogs fan. He agreed to spend five minutes with us for a Famous interview. 1. Congratulations …
Matt Lira Moves Back to D.C.
We said it in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, and in the title of this post, but we’ll say it again. Matt Lira is awesome. Today is his first day back on the Hill via Harvard. He has taken a position with Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s office. Ya dig?
Ask Jake
CNN‘s Jake Tapper is almost three weeks into CNN State of the Union and wants to answer all of your questions! Send any curiosities or questions you may have to SOTU for Jake’s insight. Way to go Jake! CNN’s Jake Tapper is almost three weeks into CNN State of the Union — …
Cade Martin Launches New Site!
D.C. photographer, Cade Martin, recently launched his newly redesigned website displaying and promoting his artistic pieces. You may recognize his work from last year’s Woolly Mammoth Theatre advertisement posters. Check out his new, revamped website here! Photo By: Cade Martin
Sarah Gunion
Meet FDC’s newest team member, Sarah Gunion. Sarah is a Maryland native but came to us from New Orleans, which she has called home for the past five years. She has a taste for the unconventional, a passion for people, and a knack for delivering the unexpected- which is why …