Despite recent controversies and a boycott by the Commander-in-Chief, the White House Correspondents Weekend will continue with pre and post parties, galas, receptions, and other festivities surrounding the main dinner on hosted on Saturday April 27th. This year’s dinner will feature biographer Ron Chernow who has written widely acclaimed books …

Rayshun Lamarr is one reason to tune into this season of NBC’s The Voice. After losing his hearing, his ability to sing, and beating cancer, DC’s own contestant has found his voice once again.

FamousDC and Harbinger along with sponsors, Washington Examiner and Microsoft, last night hosted their biggest event yet. The rain couldn’t stop this team from taking over Nationals Park and hosting some of DC’s biggest all-stars for an evening dedicated to great times, great food and even greater company. See all photos from last night’s …

As expected, Twitter and SMS traffic spiked last night following the re-election of President Obama. SAP tracked all of the Twitter traffic and identified the Top 5 celebrities with the largest Twitter following who tweeted positively about President Obama. It must be nice to reach 82,461,732 people with 5 Tweets. …

Happy belated birthday to Libby Liest of NBC News!  Her birthday was on Sunday.    

No engagement is official until you announce it on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal.

DC’s very own Meet the Press Executive Producer Betsy Fischer and NYC’s NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams Senior Producer Subrata De were featured in this month’s Marie Claire. Both women were interviewed alongside the likes of producers from Piers Morgan Tonight, 48 Hours Mystery, and Good Morning America. The magazine article, “Women …

A great piece about Tom Williams, one of Capitol Hill’s hardest working photogs. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy h/t Jim B

Part One of NBC’s Inside Congress special. Check the rest of the segments out here. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Congratulations to Jim Long aka @newmediajim for 15 years of service at @NBCNews.

Erika Masonhall, communications director for NBC News, and Howard Fineman of the Huffington Post, talk with Adam Verdugo, back to camera, senior producer at Meet the Press, before a panel discussion at Comcast headquarters on the Hill Tuesday entitled “Covering the Middle East: Perspectives from the Field.” Masonhall,  a former …

Congrats to Ken Stirckland.  He’s good people. Below is the announcement that VP and Washington Bureau Chief Antoine Sanfuentes sent to all NBC News staff: It is my privilege to announce today that our own Ken Strickland will be stepping into the position of NBC News Deputy Washington Bureau Chief, …

Congratulations to Ms. Erika Masonhall! Erika recently accepted a job with NBC News where she’ll lead PR outreach for “Meet the Press” and “NBC Nightly News.” Her new colleagues toasted her on Wednesday night at the home of Betsy Fischer. And no NBC party is complete without “Meet the Press” …

FamousDC mug gets ready to do a live shot on ‘Morning Joe. Photo taken by Meredith Shiner Where will the next Famous Mug shot show up?