Exclusive: CBS boss George Cheeks is the latest high profile attendee of last Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner to test positive for Covid-19.
After testing negative every day following the April 30 Beltway shindig, the President and CEO, CBS pulled the short straw yesterday afternoon, I hear. Having said that, the fully vaccinated Cheeks is feeling fine and has been conducting business all day via Zoom from his NYC home, according to a CBS spokesperson.
Seated on the dais at the first Whcd since 2019, Cheeks was right next to First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and current White House Correspondents Association chief and CBS News’ Steven Portnoy initially. When President Joe Biden arrived an hour or so into the event, Cheeks greeted Potus and shook hands with him, as well as marquee Mc Trevor Noah. – as you can figure out from the photo to the right.
Subsequently, just before Biden delivered...
After testing negative every day following the April 30 Beltway shindig, the President and CEO, CBS pulled the short straw yesterday afternoon, I hear. Having said that, the fully vaccinated Cheeks is feeling fine and has been conducting business all day via Zoom from his NYC home, according to a CBS spokesperson.
Seated on the dais at the first Whcd since 2019, Cheeks was right next to First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and current White House Correspondents Association chief and CBS News’ Steven Portnoy initially. When President Joe Biden arrived an hour or so into the event, Cheeks greeted Potus and shook hands with him, as well as marquee Mc Trevor Noah. – as you can figure out from the photo to the right.
Subsequently, just before Biden delivered...
- 5/6/2022
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
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