TMZ.com celeb news founder Harvey Levin to address NPC luncheon, Oct. 24

Harvey Levin, the creator of the celebrity news website TMZ.com and executive producer of the entertainment television news magazine TMZ-TV will discuss how the show and website changed how people get entertainment and political news at a National Press Club Speakers Luncheon Monday, October 24.

Founded in 2005, TMZ.com is one of the most-cited entertainment news sources and was named “one of the coolest websites” by Time magazine and the “Breakout Blog of 2007” by Newsweek. The letters TMZ stand for the "thirty-mile zone,” referencing the studio zone within a 30-mile radius of downtown Hollywood. Mr. Levin worked as a legal reporter on KCBS-TV in Los Angeles, where he reported on the O.J. Simpson murder trial. He later worked in New York as a legal analyst and host for the television series The People's Court. Levin served as creator and executive producer for Celebrity Justice.

Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. with the speech beginning at 1 p.m. and ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $18 for Press Club members and $29, for guests of members. To reserve tickets, please e-mail [email protected] or call 202-662-7501. Tickets must be paid for at time of reservation.

To submit a question in advance, put LEVIN in the subject line and email to [email protected] before 10 a.m. on the day of the luncheon.

Upcoming Luncheons:

Sept. 29 – Elon Musk, CEO, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX)

Oct. 3 -- Ken Burns, documentary filmmaker

Oct. 5 - Rep. Ron Paul, Candidate for GOP Presidential Nomination

Oct. 13 - Sec. Ray LaHood, U.S. Transportation Secretary

Oct. 31 – Herman Cain, candidate for GOP presidential nomination