Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! is an hour-long weekly radio news panel game show produced by Chicago Public Radio and National Public Radio(NPR). It is distributed by NPR in the United States, internationally on NPR Worldwide and on the Internet via podcast, and typically broadcast on weekends by member stations.

Format

The show is hosted by playwright and actor Peter Sagal. When the program had its debut in January 1998, Dan Coffey of Ask Dr. Science was the original host, but a revamping of the show led to his replacement in May of that year. The show has also been guest-hosted by Tom Bodett, Luke Burbank, Adam Felber, Peter Grosz, Mike Pesca, Richard Sher, Bill Radke, Susan Stamberg, Robert Siegel, Brian Unger and Drew Carey when Peter Sagal was on vacation.

Carl Kasell, who also served as the newsreader on Morning Edition, was the show's official judge and scorekeeper until his retirement May 17, 2014. This role was taken over permanently by Bill Kurtis who, at the beginning of each show, refers to himself in self-indulgent or self-deprecating praise, such as "Legendary Anchorman" or "Carnivorous Anchorman". In addition to Kurtis, Korva Coleman, Corey Flintoff, and Jean Cochran, among others, have also served this role in the past. Each week, a panel of three humorists, journalists, and/or comedians are chosen to participate in the program.