The following is a list ofepisodes of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! , NPR's news quiz program, that aired during 2002. All episodes, unless otherwise indicated, were hosted by Peter Sagal, with Carl Kassell serving as announcer & scorekeeper. Dates indicated were the episodes' original air dates. Job titles of the guests reflect their job position or status at the time of their appearance.
| Date | Guest | Panelists |
|---|---|---|
| January 5 | Blues musician Buddy Guy | Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts |
| January 12 | Illustrator Mary Engelbreit | Adam Felber, Sue Ellicott, P.J. O'Rourke |
| January 19 | Author & humorist Calvin Trillin | Roy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca |
| January 26 | Slate columnist Gregg Easterbrook | Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce |
| Date | Guest | Panelists |
|---|---|---|
| February 2 | USA Today columnist Christine Brennan | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts |
| February 9 | Film critics Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper | Adam Felber, Sue Ellicott, P.J. O'Rourke |
| February 16 | Bill Radke, host of NPR & KUOW-FM/Seattle's Rewind | Roxanne Roberts, Roy Blount, Jr., Evan Smith |
| February 23 | Fiona Ritchie, host of NPR's The Thistle & Shamrock | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts |
| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2 | Musician & composer Randy Newman | Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce | |
| March 9 | Actor William Mapother | Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca | |
| March 18 | CNBC financial journalist Maria Bartiromo | Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber | |
| March 23 | Actress Leslie Hope | Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, P.J. O'Rourke | Guest announcer/scorekeeper Corey Flintoff |
| March 30 | Voice actress Jane Barbe | Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Mo Rocca |
| Date | Guest | Panelists |
|---|---|---|
| April 6 | Comedian/actress Stephnie Weir | Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts |
| April 13 | Lloyd Grove, writer of the Washington Post 's "Reliable Source" column | Sue Ellicott, P.J. O'Rourke, Charlie Pierce |
| April 20 | Satirist Neal Pollack | Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts |
| April 27 | Singer and actress Eartha Kitt | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts |
| Date | Guest | Panelists |
|---|---|---|
| May 4 | VH1 executive and author Bill Flanagan | Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone |
| May 11 | ESPN SportsCenter anchor Kenny Mayne | Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca |
| May 18 | NPR host Tavis Smiley | Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Sue Ellicott |
| May 25 | Playboy advice columnist Chip Rowe | Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, P.J. O'Rourke |
| Date | Guest | Panelists |
|---|---|---|
| June 1 | Ray Suarez, senior correspondent for PBS's The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer | Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Mo Rocca |
| June 8 | CNN financial anchor Lou Dobbs | Roy Blount, Jr., P.J. O'Rourke, Roxanne Roberts |
| June 15 | Soap opera actress Beth Chamberlin | Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce |
| June 22 | Stage director Mary Zimmerman | Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca |
| June 29 | Comedian Louie Anderson | Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts |
| Date | Guest | Panelists |
|---|---|---|
| July 6 | Encore of 1/5/2002 episode featuring blues musician Buddy Guy | |
| July 13 | U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah | Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber |
| July 20 | Bill Scheft, novelist and writer for Late Show with David Letterman | Roy Blount, Jr., P.J. O'Rourke, Roxanne Roberts |
| July 27 | Author Chuck Palahniuk | Charlie Pierce, Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca |
| Date | Guest | Panelists |
|---|---|---|
| August 3 | Singer Kathy Mattea | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts |
| August 10 | Authors Thisbe Nissen and Erin Ergenbright | Charlie Pierce, Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott |
| August 17 | Author and NBC Today travel correspondent Peter Greenberg | Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Mo Rocca |
| August 24 | Musician Bob Mould | Adam Felber, P.J. O'Rourke, Paula Poundstone |
| August 31 | Songwriter and poet Gary McMahan | Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Mo Rocca |
| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 7 | Humorist and author Al Franken | Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts | |
| September 14 | Author Clive Barker | Charlie Pierce, Sue Ellicott, Mo Rocca | |
| September 21 | Author Fannie Flagg | Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Adam Felber | |
| September 28 | PBS NewsHour anchor Jim Lehrer | Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Mo Rocca | Guest announcer/scorekeeper Jean Cochran |
| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 5 | Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman | Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts | Show recorded at Sam's Town in Las Vegas, NV |
| October 12 | TV personality and journalist Hugh Downs | Charlie Pierce, Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber | |
| October 19 | Actress Patricia Heaton | Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce, Mo Rocca | |
| October 26 | Actor George Wendt | Roxanne Roberts, P.J. O'Rourke, Paula Poundstone |
| Date | Guest | Panelists |
|---|---|---|
| November 2 | Magician David Blaine | Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber |
| November 9 | Scott Adams, cartoonist and creator of the Dilbert comic strip | Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca |
| November 16 | NPR All Things Considered co-host Michele Norris | Roy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts, Charlie Pierce |
| November 23 | Author Paul Theroux | Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone |
| November 30 | Encore of 5/27/2000 episode featuring NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg | |
| Date | Guest | Panelists |
|---|---|---|
| December 7 | Actor Steve Schirripa | Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, P.J. O'Rourke |
| December 14 | Screenwriter and director Harold Ramis | Roy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca |
| December 21 | Designers and TLC Trading Spaces regulars Genevieve Gorder and Doug Wilson | Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Paula Poundstone |
| December 28 | Encore of 9/7/2002 episode featuring humorist and author Al Franken | |
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! is an hour-long weekly news radio panel show produced by WBEZ and National Public Radio (NPR) in Chicago, Illinois. On the program, panelists and contestants are quizzed in humorous ways about that week's news. 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.