Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
Genre
Running timeApprox. 50 min.
Country of originUnited States
Language(s)English
Home stationWBEZ in Chicago, Illinois
Syndicates
Hosted byDan Coffey (1998)
Peter Sagal (1998–present)
Announcer
Created byDoug Berman
Produced by
  • Miles Doornbos
  • Ian Chillag
  • Jennifer Mills
  • Lillian King
  • Robert Neuhaus
  • Lorna White
  • Colin Miller
  • Shayna Donald
Executive producer(s)Mike Danforth
Recording studioChicago, Illinois
Original releaseJanuary 3, 1998 (1998-01-03) –
present
Audio formatStereophonic
Opening themeB. J. Leiderman[1] (composer)
Websitewaitwait.npr.org
Podcastwww.npr.org/programs/wait-wait-dont-tell-me/

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.[2]

  1. ^ "BJ Leiderman, NPR Biography". NPR. Retrieved April 25, 2007.
  2. ^ Johnson, Steve (December 19, 2016). "NPR's 'Wait Wait' is even more fun live". Chicago Tribune.