Daniel "Danny" Concannon is a fictional White House correspondent for the Washington Post played by Timothy Busfield on the television serial drama The West Wing. Danny first appeared in the third episode of Season 1, "A Proportional Response," where he mentioned that he had been a White House reporter for the past seven years. He is said to have been in step with the Bartlet campaign during the 1998 election.
In addition to having a long-standin...
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Daniel "Danny" Concannon is a fictional White House correspondent for the Washington Post played by Timothy Busfield on the television serial drama The West Wing. Danny first appeared in the third episode of Season 1, "A Proportional Response," where he mentioned that he had been a White House reporter for the past seven years. He is said to have been in step with the Bartlet campaign during the 1998 election.
In addition to having a long-standing on-again/off-again romance with White House Press Secretary turned Chief of Staff C.J. Cregg, Danny appears to be the correspondent who is the most steadfastly supportive of the Bartlet administration, and he appears to have a good friendship with President Josiah Bartlet, Leo McGarry, Charlie Young and, in particular, Josh Lyman. In the ninth episode, "The Short List," Danny offers Josh advice on determining the motivation behind a congressman's call for investigation of drug use by White House staff, and Josh shows his gratitude by sharing...
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