NPC Luncheon with TMZ's Harvey Levin

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

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Harvey Levin, the creator of the celebrity news website TMZ.com and executive producer of the entertainment television news magazine TMZ-TV will discuss the changing landscape in entertainment news coverage 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.