The following is a list of episodes of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, NPR's news panel game, that aired during 1999. The episodes, unless otherwise indicated, were hosted by Peter Sagal, with Carl Kasell serving as announcer and scorekeeper. Dates indicated are the episodes' original Saturday air dates. Job titles and backgrounds of the guests reflect their status at the time of their appearance. __NOTOC__
January Date Guest PanelistsJanuary 2Best Of Wait Wait EpisodeJanuary 9Laura Lorson, All Things Considered swing editor Sara Sarasohn, NPR associate producer Rob Robinson, NPR senior librarianRoy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsJanuary 16Frank Tavares, the voice of NPR's funding creditsRoy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts, Adam FelberJanuary 23NPR newscaster Ann TaylorCharlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Andrea MichaelsJanuary 30Music producer and Performance Today host Martin GoldsmithRoy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
February Date Guest Panelists NotesFebruary 6Edward Lifson, NPR Berlin-based correspondentRoy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Margo KaufmanFebruary 13Morning Edition host Bob EdwardsAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsFebruary 20Weekend All Things Considered host Daniel ZwerdlingAdam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Sue EllicottFebruary 27NPR Senate correspondent Peter KenyonRoy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Roxanne RobertsFirst show with Panelist Predictions
March Date Guest PanelistsMarch 6NPR newscaster Korva ColemanAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsMarch 13NPR religion correspondent Lynn NearyCharlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Margo KaufmanMarch 20Jeffrey Dvorkin, NPR's vice-president of news & informationAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsMarch 27NPR correspondent Joe PalcaRoy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Claudia Perry
April Date Guest PanelistsApril 3NPR correspondent John BurnettRoy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Roxanne RobertsApril 10NPR economics reporter John YdstieRoxanne Roberts, Andrea Michaels, Charlie PierceApril 17NPR senior news analyst Daniel SchorrRoy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsApril 24NPR Congressional correspondent Brian NaylorRoy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Margo Kaufman
May Date Guest Panelists NotesMay 1Author and Only a Game host Bill LittlefieldAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsMay 8All Things Considered senior producer Sean CollinsAdam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Roy Blount, Jr.Guest hosted by Susan Stamberg, first show to have a guest hostMay 15NPR environment correspondent John NielsenAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsMay 22Tom and Ray Magliozzi, hosts of NPR's Car TalkRoy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Roxanne RobertsMay 29NPR newscaster Jean CochranRoy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Sue Ellicott
June Date Guest PanelistsJune 5This American Life host Ira GlassMargo Kaufman, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsJune 12NPR business correspondent Jack SpeerRoxanne Roberts, Roy Blount, Jr., Adam FelberJune 19NPR business correspondent Jim ZarroliAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsJune 26NPR Los Angeles bureau engineer Leo Del AguilaRoy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Sue Ellicott
July Date Guest PanelistsJuly 3NPR All Things Considered host Robert SiegelAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsJuly 10NPR Southwest correspondent Wade GoodwynJuly 17NPR Chicago correspondent David WelnaAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Sue EllicottJuly 24NPR newscaster Corey FlintoffSue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsJuly 31NPR correspondent Alex ChadwickAdam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Roy Blount, Jr.
August Date Guest PanelistsAugust 7Manoli Wetherell, chief engineer of NPR's New York City bureauRoy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Margo KaufmanAugust 14NPR food & culture contributor Vertamae GrosvenorRoy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsAugust 21WBEZ/Chicago personality Jim NayderCharlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Sue EllicottAugust 28NPR cultural reporter and Anthem host Rick KarrRoy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts
September Date Guest Panelists NotesSeptember 4NPR science reporter David BaronRoy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Roxanne RobertsSeptember 11NPR national desk reporter Snigda PrakashRoy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts, Charlie PierceGuest announcer/scorekeeper Jean CochranSeptember 18Bill Radke, Host of NPR and KUOW-FM/Seattle's RewindCharlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Sue EllicottGuest announcer/scorekeeper Corey FlintoffSeptember 25NPR Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott SimonAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
October Date Guest PanelistsOctober 2NPR Detroit correspondent Don GonyeaRoy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Roxanne RobertsOctober 9NPR reporter Adam HochbergAdam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Sue EllicottOctober 16NPR White House correspondent Mara LiassonSue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Charlie PierceOctober 23NPR Talk of the Nation host Melinda PenkavaSue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Roxanne RobertsOctober 30Voiceover artist and Word Jazz host Ken NordineRoy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
November Date Guest Panelists NotesNovember 6NPR correspondent Mike ShusterAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsNovember 13Rachel Basofin, Erica Reid, and Hershal Shevade, staffers at NPR Audience ServicesRoxanne Roberts, Roy Blount, Jr., Claudia PerryNovember 20NPR Los Angeles correspondent Ina JaffeRoy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Sue EllicottNovember 27Writer and broadcaster Studs TerkelAdam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Charlie PierceSpecial "Wait Wait Are You Nuts?" edition with "Blunders, Bloopers and Bad Ideas"
December Date Guest PanelistsDecember 4NPR senior European correspondent Sylvia PoggioliAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsDecember 11NPR political editor Ken RudinRoxanne Roberts, Sue Ellicott, Adam FelberDecember 18NPR All Things Considered host Linda WertheimerCharlie Pierce, Roy Blount, Jr., Sue EllicottDecember 25NPR Weekend Edition Sunday host Liane HansenRoy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
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