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. __NOTOC__
January Date Guest PanelistsJanuary 5Blues musician Buddy GuyRoy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Roxanne RobertsJanuary 12Illustrator Mary EngelbreitAdam Felber, Sue Ellicott, P.J. O'RourkeJanuary 19Author & humorist Calvin TrillinRoy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts, Mo RoccaJanuary 26Slate columnist Gregg EasterbrookRoy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce
February Date Guest PanelistsFebruary 2USA Today columnist Christine BrennanAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsFebruary 9Film critics Roger Ebert and Richard RoeperAdam Felber, Sue Ellicott, P.J. O'RourkeFebruary 16Bill Radke, host of NPR & KUOW-FM/Seattle's RewindRoxanne Roberts, Roy Blount, Jr., Evan SmithFebruary 23Fiona Ritchie, host of NPR's The Thistle & ShamrockAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
March Date Guest Panelists NotesMarch 2Musician & composer Randy NewmanRoy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Charlie PierceMarch 9Actor William MapotherCharlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Mo RoccaMarch 18CNBC financial journalist Maria BartiromoRoy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Adam FelberMarch 23Actress Leslie HopeAdam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, P.J. O'RourkeGuest announcer/scorekeeper Corey FlintoffMarch 30Voice actress Jane BarbeRoy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Mo Rocca
April Date Guest PanelistsApril 6Comedian/actress Stephnie WeirRoy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Roxanne RobertsApril 13Lloyd Grove, writer of the Washington Posts "Reliable Source" columnSue Ellicott, P.J. O'Rourke, Charlie PierceApril 20Satirist Neal PollackRoy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsApril 27Singer and actress Eartha KittAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
May Date Guest PanelistsMay 4VH1 executive and author Bill FlanaganRoy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Paula PoundstoneMay 11ESPN SportsCenter anchor Kenny MayneCharlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Mo RoccaMay 18NPR host Tavis SmileyRoy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Sue EllicottMay 25Playboy advice columnist Chip RoweCharlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, P.J. O'Rourke
June Date Guest PanelistsJune 1Ray Suarez, senior correspondent for PBS's The NewsHour with Jim LehrerSue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Mo RoccaJune 8CNN financial anchor Lou DobbsRoy Blount, Jr., P.J. O'Rourke, Roxanne RobertsJune 15Soap opera actress Beth ChamberlinSue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Charlie PierceJune 22Stage director Mary ZimmermanAdam Felber, Paula Poundstone, Mo RoccaJune 29Comedian Louie AndersonRoy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
July Date Guest PanelistsJuly 6Encore of 1/5/2002 episode featuring blues musician Buddy GuyJuly 13U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch of UtahRoy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Adam FelberJuly 20Bill Scheft, novelist and writer for Late Show with David LettermanRoy Blount, Jr., P.J. O'Rourke, Roxanne RobertsJuly 27Author Chuck PalahniukCharlie Pierce, Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca
August Date Guest PanelistsAugust 3Singer Kathy MatteaAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsAugust 10Authors Thisbe Nissen and Erin ErgenbrightCharlie Pierce, Roy Blount, Jr., Sue EllicottAugust 17Author and NBC Today travel correspondent Peter GreenbergSue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Mo RoccaAugust 24Musician Bob MouldAdam Felber, P.J. O'Rourke, Paula PoundstoneAugust 31Songwriter and poet Gary McMahanSue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Mo Rocca
September Date Guest Panelists NotesSeptember 7Humorist and author Al FrankenRoy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsSeptember 14Author Clive BarkerCharlie Pierce, Sue Ellicott, Mo RoccaSeptember 21Author Fannie FlaggCharlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Adam FelberSeptember 28PBS NewsHour anchor Jim LehrerRoy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Mo RoccaGuest announcer/scorekeeper Jean Cochran
October Date Guest Panelists NotesOctober 5Las Vegas mayor Oscar GoodmanRoy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsShow recorded at Sam's Town in Las Vegas, NVOctober 12TV personality and journalist Hugh DownsCharlie Pierce, Sue Ellicott, Adam FelberOctober 19Actress Patricia HeatonSue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce, Mo RoccaOctober 26Actor George WendtRoxanne Roberts, P.J. O'Rourke, Paula Poundstone
November Date Guest PanelistsNovember 2Magician David BlaineRoy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Adam FelberNovember 9Scott Adams, cartoonist and creator of the Dilbert comic stripAdam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Mo RoccaNovember 16NPR All Things Considered co-host Michele NorrisRoy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts, Charlie PierceNovember 23Author Paul TherouxSue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Paula PoundstoneNovember 30Encore of 5/27/2000 episode featuring NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg
December Date Guest PanelistsDecember 7Actor Steve SchirripaSue Ellicott, Adam Felber, P.J. O'RourkeDecember 14Screenwriter and director Harold RamisRoy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts, Mo RoccaDecember 21Designers and TLC Trading Spaces regulars Genevieve Gorder and Doug WilsonRoy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Paula PoundstoneDecember 28Encore of 9/7/2002 episode featuring humorist and author Al Franken
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