External links
- Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Archives
- WWDT.Me, an unofficial Wait Wait historical site
The following is a list ofepisodes of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! , NPR's news quiz program, that aired during 2003. All episodes, unless otherwise indicated, were hosted by Peter Sagal and announcer/scorekeeper Carl Kassell, and originated from the studios of Chicago's WBEZ. Dates indicated are the episodes' original Saturday air dates. Job titles of the guests reflect their job position or status at the time of their appearance.
| Date | Guests | Panelists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Film critics Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper | Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce | Show recorded at Chicago's Goodman Theatre Wait Wait's 5th anniversary commemoration |
| January 11 | Former boxing champion George Foreman | Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, P.J. O'Rourke | |
| January 18 | Actor Joe Pantoliano | Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca | |
| January 25 | Cowboy poet and NPR Morning Edition commentator Baxter Black | Roy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts, Paula Poundstone |
| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 1 | NPR All Things Considered host Melissa Block | Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce | Guest announcer/scorekeeper Corey Flintoff |
| February 8 | Humorist and author Arianna Huffington | Roy Blount, Jr., Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca | |
| February 15 | Actress Eva Marie Saint | Adam Felber, P.J. O'Rourke, Roxanne Roberts | |
| February 22 | Author Nick Hornby | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts |
| Date | Guest | Panelists |
|---|---|---|
| March 1 | Fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi | Sue Ellicott, P.J. O'Rourke, Charlie Pierce |
| March 8 | Film producer Neil Meron | Roy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca |
| March 15 | Comedy writer Bruce Vilanch | Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce, Adam Felber |
| March 22 | Author and former Presidential aide Michael Deaver | Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts |
| March 29 | ESPN SportsCenter anchor Linda Cohn | Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone |
| Date | Guests | Panelists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 5 | Jane Scott, former rock critic for Cleveland's The Plain Dealer | Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca | Show recorded at Akron Civic Theatre in Akron, OH |
| April 12 | Actor and Monty Python alumnus Michael Palin | Adam Felber, Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce | |
| April 19 | Actors Sean Foley and Hamish McColl | Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca | |
| April 26 | Film producer and former MTV veejay Alan Hunter | Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce | Show recorded at Bama Theatre in Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3 | Humorist and writer Al Franken | Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts | |
| May 10 | Former NFL head coach and Hall of Fame tight end Mike Ditka | Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Charlie Pierce | |
| May 17 | Puppeteer Caroll Spinney | Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, P.J. O'Rourke | |
| May 24 | Comedian and writer Carl Reiner | Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca | |
| May 31 | Former Arkansas governor and senator Dale Bumpers | Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce | Guest announcer/scorekeeper Corey Flintoff |
| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 7 | Singer/songwriter Richard Thompson | Charlie Pierce, Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts | Guest announcer/scorekeeper Corey Flintoff |
| June 14 | Business author (and Peter Sagal's father) Matthew Sagal | Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Mo Rocca | |
| June 21 | Jack Ohman, editorial cartoonist for The Oregonian | Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce | Show recorded at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, OR |
| June 28 | Composer/conductor and "P. D. Q. Bach" historian Peter Schickele | Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca, Adam Felber | Show recorded at Power Center for the Performing Arts in Ann Arbor, MI |
| Date | Guests | Panelists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 5 | Encore of 1/4/2003 episode from Chicago's Goodman Theatre featuring film critics Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper | ||
| July 12 | Writer and filmmaker Sherman Alexie | Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce | Guest announcer/scorekeeper Jean Cochran |
| July 19 | Encore of 12/30/2000 episode featuring NPR All Things Considered anchor Robert Siegel | ||
| July 26 | Advice columnist Amy Dickinson | Charlie Pierce, Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca | Guest host Bill Radke |
| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2 | Journalist and TV host Lisa Ling | Adam Felber, P.J. O'Rourke, Roxanne Roberts | Guest host Bill Radke |
| August 9 | Comedian and TV host Colin Quinn | Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce | |
| August 16 | Actor Evan Handler | Roy Blount, Jr., P.J. O'Rourke, Roxanne Roberts | |
| August 23 | Actor/writer and TV host Orlando Jones | Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce | |
| August 30 | Actor and singer Mandy Patinkin | Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Paula Poundstone |
| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 6 | Culinary expert and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy regular Ted Allen | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts | |
| September 13 | TV personality Graham Norton | Sue Ellicott, P.J. O'Rourke, Mo Rocca | |
| September 20 | Film critic Leonard Maltin | Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Paula Poundstone | |
| September 27 | Romance novelist Rebecca Brandewyne | Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce, Roy Blount, Jr. | Show recorded in Wichita, KS |
| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 4 | Comic Don Novello | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts | |
| October 11 | Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly | Adam Felber, Sue Ellicott, Mo Rocca | |
| October 18 | Cartoonist and author Doug Marlette | Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Roy Blount, Jr. | Show recorded at Carolina Theatre in Durham, NC |
| October 25 | CNN Crossfire host Tucker Carlson | Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, P.J. O'Rourke |
| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 1 | Columnist and author Molly Ivins | Roy Blount, Jr., Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts | |
| November 8 | New Hampshire Union Leader publisher Joseph W. McQuaid | Roxanne Roberts, Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce | Show recorded at Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, NH |
| November 15 | Actor Patrick Stewart | Adam Felber, Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott | |
| November 22 | Biologist and Animal Planet personality Jeff Corwin | ||
| November 29 | Durham Bulls PA announcer Bill Law | Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts | Show recorded at Carolina Theatre in Durham, NC Episode theme: Political history |
| Date | Guests | Panelists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 6 | Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright | Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Mo Rocca | |
| December 13 | TV host and journalist Harry Smith | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts | |
| December 20 | Actor Joel Grey | Sue Ellicott, Mo Rocca, P.J. O'Rourke | Guest announcer/scorekeeper Linda Wertheimer |
| December 27 | Encore of 1/4/2003 episode from Chicago's Goodman Theatre featuring film critics Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper | ||
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 six million weekly listeners on air and via podcast.
