The following is a list of episodes of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, NPR's news panel game, that aired during 2000. 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 Panelists NotesJanuary 1Murray Horwitz, NPR's vice-president of cultural programmingAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsJanuary 8NPR All Things Considered film critic Bob MondelloCharlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Roy Blount, Jr.January 15NPR Middle East correspondent Jennifer LuddenAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Sue EllicottJanuary 22NPR correspondent Debbie ElliottAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsJanuary 29Howard Berkes, NPR Salt Lake City-based correspondentRoy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsShow recorded in Salt Lake City, UTWait Waits first show before a live audience"‘Wait Wait’ … Please Tell Me: The Story Behind NPR’s Beloved Quiz Show," from The Ringer, 1/4/2018Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episode rundown for 7/9/2005 from NPR.org
February Date Guest PanelistsFebruary 5NPR science reporter David KestenbaumSue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Charlie PierceFebruary 12Wall Street Journal reporter and All Things Considered sports commentator Stefan FatsisCharlie Pierce, Claudia Perry, Roxanne RobertsFebruary 19Washington Post London bureau chief T.R. ReidSue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Roy Blount, Jr.February 26NPR National Desk reporter Mary Ann AkersRoy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
March Date Guest PanelistsMarch 4NPR Talk of the Nation host Juan WilliamsAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsMarch 11NPR Los Angeles reporter Andy BowersCharlie Pierce, Roy Blount, Jr., Sue EllicottMarch 18David Brancaccio, host of PRI's MarketplaceAdam Felber, Roy Blount, Jr., Roxanne RobertsMarch 25Bob Boilen, director of All Things ConsideredRoy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber
April Date Guest PanelistsApril 1Madeleine Brand, NPR's acting London correspondentRoy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Adam FelberApril 8Chicago Sun Times sports columnist and Weekend Edition Saturday commentator Ron RappaportAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsApril 15NPR reference librarians Kee Malesky and Alphonse VinhRoy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsApril 22NPR Pentagon correspondent Steve InskeepRoy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Adam FelberApril 29Mystery writer Sara ParetskyRoy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
May Date Guest Panelists NotesMay 6NPR Morning Edition anchor Bob EdwardsRoy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Adam FelberMay 13NPR New York correspondent Melissa BlockAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsGuest host Robert SiegelMay 20This American Life host Ira GlassAdam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Ken RudinMay 27NPR legal correspondent Nina TotenbergSue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce
June Date Guest Panelists NotesJune 3Ira Flatow, host of Talk of the Nations Science FridayRoy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsGuest announcer/scorekeeper Jean CochranJune 10NPR London correspondent Julie McCarthySue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Ken RudinJune 17NPR host Lisa SimeoneRoy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Charlie PierceJune 24NPR host Diane RehmRoy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts
July Date Guest Panelists NotesJuly 1NPR technology correspondent John McChesneyAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsJuly 8NPR Weekend Edition Sunday host Liane HansenAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Patt MorrisonJuly 15NPR All Things Considered host Linda WertheimerAdam Felber, Roy Blount, Jr., Sue EllicottJuly 22NPR Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott SimonSue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsJuly 29Rick Karr, New York-based cultural reporter for NPRRoy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsGuest announcer/scorekeeper Corey Flintoff
August Date Guest Panelists NotesAugust 5NPR correspondent/host Guy RazRoy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Roxanne RobertsAugust 12NPR sports correspondent Tom GoldmanAdam Felber, Sue Ellicott, Charlie PierceGuest host Susan StambergAugust 19NPR environmental correspondent John NielsenRoy Blount, Jr, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsGuest host Adam FelberAugust 26Maria Hinojosa, CNN Correspondent and host of NPR's Latino USA
September Date Guest PanelistsSeptember 2Actress Martha PlimptonSue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Patt MorrisonSeptember 9Voice actress Nancy CartwrightAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsSeptember 16NPR health care correspondent Jon HamiltonAdam Felber, Patt Morrison, Charlie PierceSeptember 23U.S. Senator John McCain of ArizonaCharlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Roy Blount, Jr.September 30Brooke Gladstone, host of NPR's On The MediaRoy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce
October Date Guest Panelists NotesOctober 7NPR economics correspondent John YdstieAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsGuest announcer/scorekeeper Jean CochranOctober 14Rear Admiral Lewis Crenshaw of the United States Navy's 6th Carrier GroupAdam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Roy Blount, Jr.Guest announcer/scorekeeper Corey FlintoffOctober 21WBEZ/Chicago personality Jim NayderAdam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Sue EllicottOctober 28NPR New York correspondent Margo AdlerRoy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
November Date Guest PanelistsNovember 4White House economic advisor Gene SperlingAdam Felber, Patt Morrison, Roxanne RobertsNovember 11Writer Armistead MaupinRoy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Charlie PierceNovember 18Editorial cartoonist Kevin "KAL" KallaugherRoy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Roxanne RobertsNovember 25Encore of 1/1/2000 episode featuring NPR VP/cultural programming Murray Horwitz
December Date Guest PanelistsDecember 2Radio host Michael FeldmanAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsDecember 9Food & travel writers Jane and Michael SternAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Sue EllicottDecember 16Sports author and Morning Edition commentator John FeinsteinSue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Roy Blount, Jr.December 23Washington Post London bureau chief T.R. ReidCharlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Patt MorrisonDecember 30NPR All Things Considered host Robert SiegelRoy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts
References
External links Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Archives WWDT.Me, an unofficial Wait Wait historical site