The following is a list of episodes 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 Gregg Easterbrook Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce
Date Guest Panelists February 2 USA Today 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" columnSue 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 Kenny Mayne Charlie Pierce , Roxanne Roberts , Mo Rocca May 18 NPR host Tavis Smiley Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Sue Ellicott May 25 Playboy 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 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 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 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 Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts , Mo Rocca November 16 NPR All Things Considered 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
Episodes by year Hosts Judge and scorekeeper Regular panelists
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