Patrick Gavin

Revolving Door (1)

Who's coming and who's going. Tell us about your job move! Receive the Revolving Door Newsletter with expert analysis by email twice a week.

Access to listings older than 7 days requires AvantGuild membership, please log in or join now.

Sightings (114)

Spotted around the media universe

Pics of Power: Photos from GQ's Fete - Posted October 14, 2009
Fashion icons and power players, the very GQ Seth Pietras of Qorvis, Politico's Patrick Gavin and CNN's Ed Henry. Newlyweds Jayne Sandman and Jeff Dufour wore matching power suits...unplanned - in case you were wondering. ABC's Emily Lenzner and power publisher Peter Cherukuri. Calderone, J-Do, Graff, Yellin and others after the... [FishBowlDC]

GQ's "50 Most": The Powerful Party - Posted October 14, 2009
They came, we saw, we tallied... Yesterday we filled you in on exactly who made GQ's "50 Most Powerful People in DC" (and who was snubbed). Then we asked some of our favorite nightlife and Washington social scene reporters who of the "Most Powerful" they thought would grace the mag's party last... [FishBowlDC]

GQ's "50 Most Powerful" Party Predictions: Who Will Show, Who Will No-Show? - Posted October 13, 2009
It's a pretty A-list guest list. So who on GQ's "50 Most Powerful People in DC" list will show and who will no-show at tonight's party at 701? For insight and predictions, we turned to some of DC's most tried and trusted nightlife and social scene reporters- TWT's "Green and Glover,... [FishBowlDC]

GQ's "50 Most Powerful" Party Predictions: Who Will Show, Who Will No-Show? - Posted October 13, 2009
It's a pretty A-list guest list. So who on GQ's "50 Most Powerful People in DC" list will show and who will no-show at tonight's party at 701 on Cap Hill? For insight and predictions, we turned to some of DC's most tried and trusted nightlife and social scene reporters- TWT's... [FishBowlDC]

"DC's Funniest Celeb": All Politics (and Jokes) Are Local - Posted October 1, 2009
FBDC finds out what makes Joe the Plumber a DC celebrity, listens to Julie Mason rage about the Geico Gecko, gets a preview of slightly inappropriate jokes from Chef Geoff and learns that Matt Cooper enjoys wearing a tiara... Last night at the DC Improv, a mix matched group of Washingtonians competed... [FishBowlDC]

Tonight: "Celebs" Compete for DC's Funniest Crown, Moran & UCP - Posted September 30, 2009
• Who's DC's funniest celeb? FBDC will be on-hand tonight at the DC Improv to find out. "Celebs" include: Joe "the Plumber" Wurzelbacher, US News and World Report's Anna Mulrine, Americans for Tax Reform's Grover Norquist, TWT's Richard Miniter, WDCA-TV's Count Gore De Vol, Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA), Rep. Jackie Speier,... [FishBowlDC]

Media Types Dish for Charity - Posted September 24, 2009
Last night at Teatro Goldoni media types like Bill Press and Andrea Roane traded in their notepads and blackberries, for aprons and serving dishes. And what as the special occassion? Barry Glassman's Celebrity Chef Night, an annual charity event to benefit the National Brain Tumor Society. Though we can attest- they are... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 09.23.09 - Posted September 23, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Happy Birthday to Ana Marie Cox! (Mike Allen apparently got a record number of hat tips for this Playbook bday shout-out.) What know and what... [FishBowlDC]

BTDubs, Keeks Bday Party Was Obvi Totes Brills - Posted September 22, 2009
Janet Donovan hosted a birthday party for Kiki Ryan last night at Teatro Goldoni, after her first day with Politico Click where she'll be covering "night life" (and we assure you, she's an expert). Though we do love her, we promise this is the last post on Kiki for a while... In... [FishBowlDC]

Gavin, Ryan and Dornic Do This Just In! - Posted September 18, 2009
Tune in to This Just In! over the weekend to hear "Team Gavin" (Patrick, his Yeas and Nays replacement Kiki Ryan and me, his FishbowlDC follow-on) as we discuss the evolution of journalism and the impact of social media on the news industry. From our friends at This Just In!:... [FishBowlDC]

House of Haddad Celebrates WuDunn & Kristof - Posted September 14, 2009
Last Thursday evening, guests at the home of Tammy Haddad were given the chance to chat up of Pulitzer Prize winners and co-authors of "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide," Nicholas Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn. The two were being honored by "Mothers Day Every Day," a... [FishBowlDC]

Hitched! Jeff Dufour and Jayne Sandman - Posted September 9, 2009
While one half of the Examiner's "Yeas and Nays" column was sealing the deal with Politico, the other was sealing the deal with a different but also powerful force in the DC media scene...Jayne Sandman. After being abandoned -- first by Patrick Gavin and now by Kiki Ryan, Jeff Dufour made his... [FishBowlDC]

An Open Letter to Politico re: "Click" & Kiki - Posted September 8, 2009
Dear Politico, Please add FishbowlDC to your press list. Remember us? The site that writes about you and your industry all day, every day? Doesn't ring a bell? Ask Patrick Gavin. 1) When you launch new sites (see Politico Click), we'd like to know. Since I covered USA... [FishBowlDC]

Famously Endorsed... - Posted September 2, 2009
If you followed Patrick Gavin's "Hottest Media Types" in the past, you know that our good pals at FamousDC have been known to officially endorse candidates of FishbowlDC's contests... this year is no different. FamousDC endorses: Most Ambitious: ABC's Jake Tapper "You don't stumble into the ABC News White House... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 08.25.09 - Posted August 25, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. In honor of DC's Restaurant Week, we're bringing back a little Patrick Gavin flavor. Photo above- what restaurant did FBDC dine at for lunch yesterday?... [FishBowlDC]

Taking Out The Trash - Posted August 24, 2009
What we almost missed today... • Politico's Patrick Gavin and Amie Parnes caught up with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, TWT's Christina Bellantoni, the Examiner's Julie Mason and CBS duo Mark Knoller and Bill Plante for advice on how the First Family should unwind in Martha's Vineyard this week. • David Gergen is also working... [FishBowlDC]

Media Matters on Meeting the Press - Posted August 17, 2009
We found ourselves in a conversation at Netroots Nation with the press person at Media Matters. FBLA: Does everyone in DC dress like they're in the Junior League? PP: No, we had someone from Politico come to our office in a t-shirt asking if David Brock wanted to be in a video... [FishBowlLA]

Taking Out The Trash: Birthday Edition - Posted August 4, 2009
• Patrick Gavin somehow got the Examiner's Julie Mason, Bill Press, American Urban Radio's April Ryan and others to sing the President Happy Birthday. Though we're sure the Politico reporter didn't have to twist CBS' Bob Schieffer's arm- after all, he is a professional.... [FishBowlDC]

Ow, Ow... Chuck Todd's Spicy! - Posted August 3, 2009
Savannah Guthrie may have been stealing her NBC colleague, chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd's flavor earlier today, but the last time we checked Todd was still "spicy." Todd scored a "spicy" on Google trend's hotness scale today, just beating out Tiger Woods and bodily functions. Now that is something to be... [FishBowlDC]

Is Robert Gibbs Stealing Chuck Todd's Flavor? - Posted July 6, 2009
Pic from Gavin's Twitter page. Patrick Gavin points out via Twitter (when he's not tweeting dudeido's) that Robert Gibbs is sporting the beginnings of a Chucky T goatee. Is the White House press secretary trying to steal NBC's Chuck Todd's flavor?... [FishBowlDC]

Name That DC Journo: Shakespearean Edition - Posted July 2, 2009
Can you name the DC journos or Washingtonians channeling their inner Shakespeare out in Aspen at the 2009 Ideas Festival? We couldn't get out there ourselves so we've relied on Politico's Patrick Gavin to capture this Gridiron-like moment.... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 07.02.09 - Posted July 2, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Happy Birthday to NYT's Peter Baker and a big congratulations to Roll Call's David Meyers, whose daughter Sophie Rose Meyers was born on June 16th--... [FishBowlDC]

Beltway Boys: VF On Politico - Posted July 1, 2009
Politico channels "Reservior Dogs," as pointed out by Patrick Gavin via Twitter. Photo from VF. Todd Purdum's Sarah Palin piece isn't the only Vanity Fair article getting some play this week. Michael Wolff profiles Politico's Beltway Boys- executive editor Jim VandeHei, editor in chief John Harris, publisher Robert Allbritton, and chief White... [FishBowlDC]

RTCA: The Pre & After Parties - Posted June 21, 2009
Politico's Anne Schroeder Mullins and Patrick Gavin with Robert Gibbs. Did you happen to notice that White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was just a few minutes late to take his seat on the dais? Maybe that's because he couldn't get away from a slew of reporters at CBS' pre-party at the Convention... [FishBowlDC]

WaPo Unexpectedly Lets Froomkin Go, Blogosphere Reacts - Posted June 18, 2009
We're not gonna lie... we were a little skeptical of this story on Politico earlier today. WaPo liberal columnist and blogger Dan Froomkin got an unexpected boot today, Patrick Gavin reports. WaPo Media Communications Director Kris Coratti told Gavin: "our editors and research teams are constantly reviewing our columns, blogs and... [FishBowlDC]

Mike Allen's "Surprise" Birthday Party, Brought To You By Starbucks - Posted June 18, 2009
Most of DC wakes up to him, even more of DC wonders if and when he ever sleeps, Politico's Mike Allen never seems to stop. So last night, co-hosts John Harris and Ann O'Hanlon, Jim and Autumn VandeHei, Mike Feldman, Betsy Fischer, Hilary Rosen, Jonathan Karl, Greta Van Susteren and John Coale... [FishBowlDC]

The Atlantic Names Top 30 Washington Insiders on Twitter - Posted June 17, 2009
Who are the top Washington insiders to follow on Twitter? The Atlantic released a list of their 30 picks today. Mike Allen Blogger, Politico Marc Ambinder Politics Editor, The Atlantic Chris Cillizza Blogger, Washington Post: "The Fix" Ana Marie Cox National Correspondent, Air America radio John Dickerson Chief Political Correspondent, Slate Patrick Gavin Writer, Politico Newt Gingrich Former Speaker... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 06.015.09 - Posted June 15, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Happy Birthday to Dana Bash! Former Fishbowler Patrick Gavin is filling in for Politico's media blogger Michael Calderone this week- don't read! What we know... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 06.09.09 - Posted June 9, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. What we know and what we're reading this Tuesday morning, the day of Joe Curl's birth. Happy Birthday! NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE | NEWS... [FishBowlDC]

Haddad Hosts Annual WHCD Brunch - Posted May 10, 2009
This was the scene at Tammy Haddad's annual pre-WHCD garden brunch. Who wasn't there? To name a few we saw... John King, Dana Bash, David Gregory, Luke Russert, Betsy Fischer, Mary Matalin, Ed Shultz, Maureen Orth, Jon Meacham, Savannah Guthrie, Arianna Huffington, Mika Brzezinski, Andrea Mitchell, Jeff Zeleny, Erin McPike, Patrick... [FishBowlDC]

Enchanted, Surprised, Troubled and Humbled at Time & People - Posted May 9, 2009
Larry Hackett and Sandra Sobieraj Westfall of People Magazine and Time Magazine's Richard Stengel and Michael Duffy kicked off the WHCA Dinner weekend with a star-studded cocktail at the Hotel St. Regis. Taking a cue from our pal Jeff Zeleny, we've decided to summarize the fete in a four-part format. ... [FishBowlDC]

Taking Out The Trash - Posted May 5, 2009
What we almost missed today... • In light of CNN's Sasha Johnson's move to the Department of Transportation, WaPo's Ed O'Keefe takes a look at those journos who have gone before her, including Jay Carney, Linda Douglass and Peter Gosselin. • Talk show host Maury Povich was in DC today for an event... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List: 05.05.09 - Posted May 5, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. It is day 106 covering the Obama administration and week 14 for us. Happy Cinco de Mayo! What we know and what we're reading this... [FishBowlDC]

Logan: "I Don't Love Being in the Civilized World" - Posted April 21, 2009
Politico's Patrick Gavin talks to CBS News' chief foreign affairs correspondent Lara Logan about motherhood, living in D.C. and more. Logan discusses the need to balance the "overwhelming instinct" to be with her son and the "uncontrollable urge to be where the story is." As for life in Washington: "I don't love... [TVNewser]

Young and the Press List - Posted April 17, 2009
Some on the "press list" and some on the "guest list," journos came out in swarms to last night's Young and the Guest List party hosted by Washington Life Magazine. The super-chic soiree was held at last year's site for ARTOMATIC - a soon-to-be occupied office building on 1st St.... [FishBowlDC]

Photo Exhibit "Character Project" Opens In DC In Style - Posted April 3, 2009
From photo exhibit Pepco's Edison Gallery in Chinatown was packed last night for the opening of "Character Project," the highly anticipated photo exhibit presented by USA Network and Vanity Fair. NBC's Tom Brokaw made remarks, which included "the pictures on the gallery's walls (and in the book) remind us of our immigrant roots,... [FishBowlDC]

Book Bash for Summer Rayne Oakes' "style, naturally" - Posted March 27, 2009
Last night, journos and fashionistas came together for the launch of Summer Rayne Oakes' first book, "style, naturally." Held at the home of Juleanna Glover, the posh party packed in quite a few media folk including Matt Cooper, Stephanie Green, Jackie Kucinich, Patrick Gavin, Liz Glover, Rachel Cothran, Jayne Sandman,Jonathan... [FishBowlDC]

RTNDF Awards in D.C. Brings Out Journalists and More - Posted March 13, 2009
The 19th annual First Amendment Awards Dinner, hosted by RTNDF, took place last night in Washington, D.C., and FishbowlDC's Christine Delargy writes about the crowd — from former White House press secretary Dana Perino to CBS' Lara Logan — and event. Delargy highlights the "comedy act" brought by ABC's Charlie Gibson and... [TVNewser]

Hmm So That's Why Patrick Gavin Left FBDC! - Posted March 11, 2009
Being added to Moody's List hasn't stopped Albritton Comm. from treating their sugar babies well... While the rest of the industry crumbles around it, we hear from insiders that Politico's parent company, ACC, just announced at a staff meeting today that it will give any employee $2,000 to buy a new car... [FishBowlDC]

It's Here. Washington Life's 2009 The Young & The Guest List - Posted March 9, 2009
And now the moment we've all been waiting with bated breath for... Washington Life Magazine's 2009 The Young & the Guest List is here. The annual collection of 250 of the "most influential Washingtonians under 40" includes the scene's well-knowns like NBC's Luke Russert, Fox's Bret Baier and CNN's Jessica Yellin,... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 03.03.09 - Posted March 3, 2009
Good Morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. Its day 43 covering the Obama administration and one month down for us. Happy Birthday to Patrick... [FishBowlDC]

Jeff Dufour: The FishbowlDC Interview - Posted February 24, 2009
Say hello to the Washington Examiner's Yeas & Nays columnist Jeff Dufour. His old partner at the column and our FBDC predecessor Patrick Gavin never asked him to do the interview so we hit him up as soon as we took over! What does your morning reading list include? All the... [FishBowlDC]

D.C.'s Top Twitterers, Rupert's Apology on the Menu - Posted February 24, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast we're joined by Politico reporter (and former FishbowlDC editor) Patrick Gavin. We discuss Gavin's much talked about story yesterday about D.C.'s 10 most influential D.C. Twitterers, as well as Rupert Murdoch's Post cartoon apology, Oscars ratings and more. You can listen to the podcast... [TVNewser]

Morning Media Menu: February 24 - Posted February 24, 2009
Today on the Menu we welcome back Politico's Patrick Gavin to discuss the traits of a top ten DC Twitterer (you can follow Patrick here). "One of the reasons we included [Barack Obama] -- he doesn't do a lot of Twittering...but he is the most followed person on Twitter...he's powerful... [FishBowlNY]

Gavin Visits the Old Stomping Grounds on the Morning Media Menu - Posted February 24, 2009
FBDC alum turned Politico reporter Patrick Gavin joins today's Morning Media Menu to discuss DC's 10 most influential Twitters, Rupert Murdoch's Post cartoon apology, Oscars ratings and more. ... [FishBowlDC]

DC Still A-Twitter - Posted February 23, 2009
The Telegraph had a little piece just over a week ago, "Twitter taking off among Washington journalists." Bit of an understatement now, don't ya think? Seems like Twitter is all anybody's talking- and tweeting- about. Howard Kurtz takes a look at the Twittering habits of David Gregory, Terry Moran and such in... [FishBowlDC]

Bash & King Join Politico for Coffee Talk - Posted February 19, 2009
Against a backdrop of Politico and Starbucks' logos, Mike Allen moderated the first in Politico's Coffeehouse Conversations, a panel of CNN's Senior Congressional Correspondent Dana Bash and "State of the Union" anchor John King last night at GWU. The crowd was standing room only, mostly GWU students and Politico reporters- FBDC... [FishBowlDC]

Patrick Gavin Bids Farewell, FBDC Hires Two New Bloggers - Posted January 30, 2009
Today is Patrick Gavin's last day at FishbowlDC before he departs for parts unknown (commonly referred to as Politico). Read his goodbye to all that note here. Meanwhile mediabistro.com has hired two bloggers to take his place: Matt Dornic and Christine Delargy. Dornic runs local PR shop 3 Dog Agency and... [FishBowlNY]

Around the Fishbowls: Stephanopoulos, Amanpour, Coleman... - Posted January 30, 2009
• FishbowlDC's Patrick Gavin asks "Is Rahm Emanuel Stepanopoulos' #1 Source?" Gavin brings up a phone call George Stephanopoulos received during a Q&A Cafe session. • FishbowlNY's Glynnis MacNicol has video of CNN's Christiane Amanpour at the duPont Awards Winner Circle. Amanpour won a duPont for her special, "God's Warriors." • FishbowlLA's Tina... [TVNewser]

The Atlantic Celebrates Gwen Ifill's The Breakthrough - Posted January 20, 2009
Last night at his home Atlantic publisher David Bradley hosted a well-attended party to celebrate the publication of Gwen Ifill's new book The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the age of Obama. Spotted among the D.C. heavy-hitters in attendence were David Brooks, Jim Lehrer, David Broder, Judy Woodruff, Tom Brokaw,... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Media Menu: January 20 - Posted January 20, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu: It's Inauguration Day, and co-host Glynnis MacNicol is live again from Washington, D.C. Joining us to talk about the parties, crowds and Cindy McCain's recent comments are two guests, Rachel Sklar of Abrams Research and Patrick Gavin of FishbowlDC. Patrick is live from his... [TVNewser]

Morning Media Menu: January 20 - Posted January 20, 2009
Today on Morning Media Menu — our audio podcast based around the mediabistro.com Morning Newsfeed and mediabistro.com blog network — mediabistro.com has the Inauguration covered! If you can hear us, that is. FBDC's Patrick Gavin is on the ground in a line-up, Rachel Sklar and FBNY are on location... [FishBowlNY]

The Ticker: BBC, FBN, NBC... - Posted January 19, 2009
> BBC World News America will air a rare 1964 interview of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. tonight, in which he predicts an African American President "in less than 40 years." The video can be seen on the BBC America site, and runs tonight at 7pmET. > FBN contributor Charles Payne... [TVNewser]

Tucker Carlson on Pre-Inauguration "Menu": "Let's Not Pretend This is the Second Coming of Jesus" - Posted January 19, 2009
Former MSNBC and CNN anchor Tucker Carlson, who is already "worn out" from the Inauguration festivities, joined us this morning on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu. Carlson and host Glynnis MacNicol are two of the millions in D.C. right now. He had some strong thoughts about the media's love affair with President-elect... [TVNewser]

Mediabistro.com Covers Barack Obama's Inauguration - Posted January 16, 2009
Despite the fact everyone has been telling us DC might be a place best avoided over the next few days, we are going! FishbowlNY has found what appears to be the last bus ticket out of NYC and will be in the nation's capitol for all the goings-on over the... [FishBowlNY]

Barack Obama Drinking Coffee With Everyone but The New York Times - Posted January 16, 2009
Does Barack Obama have something against the New York Times? We talked about this a bit on the media menu this morning but it's beginning to seem like Obama is planning on visiting every newspaper but the Times. Yesterday he hit both the USA Today and Washington Post newsrooms... [FishBowlNY]

As The Fishbowl Turns... - Posted January 9, 2009
If you haven't already heard, FishbowlDC editor Patrick Gavin is leaving his post after more than three years to take a job at Politico. We're sad to see him go and wish him luck as he will be "spearheading and hosting several online features: Video interviews, features, event coverage and Politico... [TVNewser]

Morning Media Menu: January 8 - Posted January 8, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu: an Obama victory helps the magazine world, Chris Matthews stays a journalist and Joe the Plumber becomes a journalist. Also, Patrick Gavin of FishbowlDC joins us. You can listen to the podcast live every morning at 9amET on BlogTalkRadio.com/mediabistro and call in at 646-929-0321.Click here... [TVNewser]

Morning Media Menu: January 8 - Posted January 8, 2009
Today on Morning Media Menu — our newly-launched audio podcast based around the mediabistro.com Morning Newsfeed and mediabistro.com blog network — FishbowlDC's Patrick Gavin joins us to discuss Barack Obama selling out, Chris Matthews dropping out, and Joe the Plumber's new career as a journalist. ... [FishBowlNY]

FishbowlDC's Patrick Gavin Departs for Politico - Posted January 7, 2009
Politico is taking over the world! Okay, maybe not officially, though lately they certainly seem to be taking over large swaths of it that are connected to Washington DC. This, of course, is our way of saying that FishbowlDC's Patrick Gavin is decamping to Politico where he will be... [FishBowlNY]

Politico Pillages Mediabistro For Staff - Posted January 7, 2009
FishbowlDC's Patrick Gavin will be leaving Mediabistro. This 'secret' memo is posted on Politico: Gang, We have finally found a way to stop all those leaks to Patrick Gavin over at FishbowlDC _ we're bringing him to Politico. Gavin, of course, needs no introduction for most Politicos because you already know him, hang... [FishBowlLA]

FBDC's Gavin Talks Inauguration Crowds, D.C. Nerds on "Morning Joe" - Posted January 6, 2009
FishbowlDC's Patrick Gavin appeared today on "Morning Joe" to talk inauguration and the impending masses coming to D.C. He'll be avoiding the crowd and watching the event from his couch. Check out the clip below (oh and by the way, Willie, Patrick doesn't only work for the Examiner — he's also... [TVNewser]

A Holiday Sunday Schedule - Posted December 26, 2008
FishbowlDC's Patrick Gavin has the entire Sunday show schedule for this weekend. Some highlights include David Axelrod on NBC and CBS, Robert Gibbs on ABC and Laura Bush on FOX. Click here for the full schedule.... [TVNewser]

Brit Hume's Final "Special Report" - Posted December 22, 2008
FishbowlDC's Patrick Gavin obtained an internal memo from DC bureau chief Bryan Boughton, informing staff that Brit Hume's last day anchoring "Special Report" will be tomorrow. "Anyone who can please join us at 9:30am tomorrow (tues) to spend a few minutes honoring Brit on his last day anchoring. We'll gather in the... [TVNewser]

White House Takes on The New York Times...Again - Posted December 22, 2008
Is this the equivalent of the New York Times throwing a great big shoe at President Bush on his way out of office? You may have noticed the 5000 word article on the front page of yesterday's Sunday paper (side note: the Times should publish some sort of collection of... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Media Menu: December 22 - Posted December 22, 2008
Today on Morning Media Menu — our newly-launched audio podcast based around the mediabistro.com Morning Newsfeed and mediabistro.com blog network — it's the international edition! (Our half is coming to you from the snowy lands north of Toronto). This morning Patrick Gavin joins us to discuss the White House's reaction... [FishBowlNY]

More on Sunday's NYT Magazine Piece on Obama and the Press - Posted December 18, 2008
The full article from Sunday's NYT Magazine profile of Barack Obama's incoming press secretary Robert Gibbs "Between Obama and the Press" is now online and over at FishbowlDC Patrick Gavin has taken it upon himself to read so that you (or us) don't have to! A few highlights:Obama campaign's communications... [FishBowlNY]

Around the Fishbowls: Obama, O'Reilly, Cruise... - Posted December 17, 2008
• FishbowlNY's Glynnis MacNicol reports today's shocking news — President-elect Barack Obama was selected as Time magazine's Person of the Year. Noticeably absent from the "people who mattered" section was any media figure. • FishbowlDC's Patrick Gavin has the video of a heated exchange between Megyn Kelly and Bill O'Reilly during Monday's... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Oz, Ifill, Ailes... - Posted December 15, 2008
> Dr. Mehmet Oz was surprised this morning on Good Morning America by a man he helped after a traffic crash in Virginia Beach last week. "I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart," said Stanley Tatum to Oz by phone. "You don't just talk the talk,... [TVNewser]

Morning Media Menu: December 15 - Posted December 15, 2008
Today on Morning Media Menu — our newly-launched audio podcast based around the mediabistro.com Morning Newsfeed and mediabistro.com blog network — FishbowlDC's Patrick Gavin joins us to discuss David Gregory Meeting the Press, Politico meeting Reuters, and Judith Regan's promise to meet Michael Wolff...in court. You can listen live every... [FishBowlNY]

Around the MB Blogs - Posted December 11, 2008
• AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven reports on a juicy Page Six story re: CNBC's Donny Deutsch and a married woman. • FishbowlDC's Patrick Gavin has more details on a Chris Matthews decision delay. • Galleycat's Jason Boog writes about lagging holiday book sales as reported by Nielsen BookScan (although Bill O'Reilly's is still... [TVNewser]

More Out At NBC's DC Bureau - Posted December 11, 2008
Since the news of NBC's layoffs at the DC bureau last Friday, more big names exiting the bureau are emerging this week. NBC News reporter and senior investigative producer Jim Popkin (pictured) is taking a buyout, after nearly 14 years with the network. Popkin helped create the NBC News Investigative Unit after... [TVNewser]

Morning Media Menu: December 11 - Posted December 11, 2008
On today's Morning Media Menu (our newly-launched audio podcast based around the mediabistro.com Morning Newsfeed and mediabistro.com blog network) we have a guest! FishbowlDC's Patrick Gavin joins us to discuss the NPR layoffs (a story he broke yesterday), also on the table the slimming down of Newsweek, and how some people... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Media Menu: December 11 - Posted December 11, 2008
mediabistro.com has launched a new audio podcast based around the mediabistro.com Morning Newsfeed and mediabistro.com blog network, including TVNewser. You can listen live every morning at 9amET on BlogTalkRadio.com/mediabistro. Today on the podcast: Cuts yesterday at NPR, future cuts at Newsweek and is YouTube a media location to make money? Also joining... [TVNewser]

Greta Says She, Not Palin, Spelled Name Wrong - Posted November 24, 2008
Greta Van Susteren called out The Washington Post's "The Reliable Source" column today on Gretawire because the column did not "get the facts right" in a seemingly harmless item about Gov. Sarah Palin. It relates to Tammy Haddad's video of birthday wishes for The Huffington Post's Hilary Rosen, which featured Anderson Cooper,... [TVNewser]

FBLA Gets Branded by Politico - Posted November 21, 2008
We just got asked by a Politico (ahem) reporter, "So you're the Patrick Gavin of LA?" Yes. Yes. We are.... [FishBowlLA]

Around the Fishbowls - Posted November 17, 2008
• FishbowlDC's Patrick Gavin writes about a roast of fake-newser Stephen Colbert at the Spina Bifida Association event Friday (organized by tvnewsers Judy Woodruff and Al Hunt). When it was Colbert's turn at the mic, he said "Good luck in Pennsylvania on that run," to Chris Matthews, who was in the... [TVNewser]

A Look Into The Fishbowls - Posted November 12, 2008
• FishbowlDC's Patrick Gavin has the video of Helen Thomas' return to the White House. • FishbowlNY's Glynnis MacNicol takes a look at the fake New York Times' published today that the cablers have been covering. • FishbowlLA's Tina Dupuy writes about Harold Meyerson's open letter to Fox News in The Washington Post... [TVNewser]

Woodruff Likes Al Hunt (and Wedding Crashers) - Posted October 29, 2008
PBS' Judy Woodruff gets the "FishbowlDC Interview" treatment today. Some highlights: • What single person played the biggest role / had the biggest influence on your journalism career? Three people: The late John Chancellor, Jim Lehrer and Robin MacNeil. • Who is your favorite active journalist? Al Hunt. • "Wedding Crashers" or "Old School"... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Wallace, Cramer, Sawyer... - Posted October 14, 2008
> FishbowlDC's Patrick Gavin has a name for the joint David Axelrod and Rick Davis appearance on last weekend's Chris Wallace-hosted FOX News Sunday: "Greatest Sunday Showdown Ever." > The Kansas City Star's Aaron Barnhart thinks FBN is "working," now that they've found "enemies." One of those enemies, and someone who... [TVNewser]

When the Twitter Goes Too Far - Posted September 12, 2008
We are big fans of the Twitter. According to Patrick Gavin, our FishbowlDC comrade in blogging, the Twitter may have had its coming out party during the conventions (we suspect Patrick may have been the one throwing it, actually). But all good things must cross the line eventually. ... [FishBowlNY]

Conventions '08: Fishbowlers on the Road - Posted August 29, 2008
Patrick Gavin, somewhere in Wyoming, is unwilling to part with his DNC press pass, perhaps in the hopes it will have some sway with state troopers, or shirtless Subway customers. @FishbowlNY Elk Canyon Downtown Pub and Grill. 511 Mount Rushmore Rd. Custer City, SD. 605 -673 -4477 about 3 hours... [FishBowlNY]

Air Twitter - Posted August 29, 2008
As we settle back into the office after a red eye from Denver, we noticed a few Twitters from brother blog FishbowlDC and Twitter-superstar Patrick Gavin from his flight: • Schieffer and rather on northwest flt: "How are you?". Friendly handshake ensued as they boarded with other first-class passengers." And later —... [TVNewser]

DNC '08: Twitter's Coming-Out Party? - Posted August 27, 2008
FishbowlDC is twittering up a storm. He's not the only one, a number of media folk here at the convention have told us they are covering it via twitter. Want to get a sense of what to world of twitter journalism might look like? Take a look at... [FishBowlNY]

Denver '08: We Drink CNN's Milkshake! - Posted August 27, 2008
CNN may equal politics, but the CNN Grill equals heaven. FBNY is currently inside the Grill drinking a chocolate milkshake with no plans to move, maybe ever. CNN has done a very good job of branding the convention space and the Grill (in our opinion) is the crowning glory.... [FishBowlNY]

CNN, FNC Report Ohio Congresswoman Had Died, When She Hasn't - Posted August 20, 2008
Just after 2pmET CNN and Fox News reported the death of Ohio Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones. But less than a half hour later, the networks carried a news conference which reported Tubbs Jones was still alive. CNN was the first of the cable networks to report the death at 2:03pmET, sourcing... [TVNewser]

Helen Thomas: What Liberal Bias? - Posted July 22, 2008
Maybe John McCain should have a little chat with Helen Thomas. Fellow fishbowler Patrick Gavin got a look at Rory Kennedy's new documentary about the legendary White House correspondent and this is what she had to say regarding whether the oft-rumored liberal bias actually exists in the White House Press... [FishBowlNY]

A Dinner For Judith - Posted July 11, 2007
Bloomberg's P.R. Expert (and White House Correspondents' Association dinner After Party hostess) Judith Czelusniak literally and barely blew into town on the tail of yesterday's nasty thunderstorm for meetings with the producers of Bloomberg TV's Money and Politics (which had Barney Frank and the Rob Portman on last night and has... [FishBowlDC]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted May 1, 2007
Behind Closed Doors: Clive Cussler is raising eyebrows for having his trial in front of only a handful of people -- but it's still more people than have read his books. Funny Misunderstanding: By the headline this morning, we had mistakenly thought the LAT had replaced Patrick Goldstein with 90-year-old comedy writer... [FishBowlLA]

Win An NPF Dinner Seat - Posted February 13, 2007
Even if you didn't get, oh I don't know, 60,000 votes in our Rising Star competition, you can still earn a seat at the National Press Foundation dinner through our raffle. Click here by 5pm Wednesday to enter and include your name, contact info, and affiliation. Only people not already ticketed will... [FishBowlDC]

more...

For Employers

Table of Contents

Patrick Gavin

Revolving Door (1)

Related Content (1)

Sightings (114)