Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me
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| Genre | Game show, panel show, comedy |
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| Running time | c. 50 min. |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | WBEZ in Chicago, Illinois |
| Syndicates | NPR, WBEZ |
| Hosted by | Peter Sagal |
| Announcer |
Carl Kasell (1998–2014) Bill Kurtis (2014–present) |
| Created by | Doug Berman |
| Produced by | Miles Doornbos Ian Chillag |
| Executive producer(s) | Mike Danforth |
| Recording studio | Chicago, Illinois |
| Original release | January 3, 1998 – present |
| Audio format | Stereophonic |
| Opening theme | B. J. Leiderman (composer) |
| Website | Website |
| Podcast | Podcast |
 Jimmy Wales plays "Not my job", 10:19, NPR, November 4, 2006 |
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! is an hour-long weekly news-based radio panel show produced by WBEZ 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. The show averages about 6 million weekly listeners on air and via podcast.
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! is recorded in front of a live audience in Chicago at the Chase Auditorium beneath the Chase Tower on Thursday nights. Until May 2005, the show was recorded in one of Chicago Public Radio's studios, with no audience and often with one or more panelists calling in from other locations. The show also often travels to various cities in the United States and produces a road show in front of a live audience for promotional and station-related purposes.
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, Drew Carey, Tom Hanks, and Jessi Klein when 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 on May 17, 2014, after which the role was taken over permanently by journalist Bill Kurtis. In addition to Kurtis, Korva Coleman, Corey Flintoff, and Jean Cochran, among others, have also served this role in the past.
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