Washington's Nerds Go To Prom

On the Media | Apr 17, 2015

The White House Correspondents Dinner is upon us. Nominally about raising funds for journalism scholarships and celebrating the hard work of the press corp, the affair has metastasized into a weekend of hobnobbing, shrimp eating and celebrity spotting, which has all been documented in a new film called “Nerd Prom: Inside Washington’s Wildest Week.” Bob speaks with Patrick Gavin, the writer, director, and star of the film. 

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