Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
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| Genre | Game show, Panel game, Comedy |
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| Running time | ca. 50 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | WBEZ in Chicago, IL |
| 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 |
| Air dates | since January 3, 1998 |
| Audio format | Stereophonic |
| Opening theme | B.J. Leiderman (composer) |
| Website | Website |
| Podcast | Podcast |
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 Jimmy Wales plays "Not my job", 10:19, NPR, November 4, 2006 |
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. 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, and Tom Hanks when Peter Sagal was on vacation.
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