Jump to content

List of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episodes (2003)

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The following is a list of episodes of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, NPR's news quiz program, that aired during 2003. All episodes, unless otherwise indicated, were hosted by Peter Sagal and announcer/scorekeeper Carl Kassell, and originated from the studios of Chicago's WBEZ. Dates indicated are the episodes' original Saturday air dates. Job titles of the guests reflect their job position or status at the time of their appearance.

January

[edit]
Date Guests Panelists Notes
January 4 Film critics Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce Show recorded at Chicago's Goodman Theatre
Wait Wait's 5th anniversary commemoration
January 11 Former boxing champion George Foreman Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, P.J. O'Rourke
January 18 Actor Joe Pantoliano Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca
January 25 Cowboy poet and NPR Morning Edition commentator Baxter Black Roy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts, Paula Poundstone

February

[edit]
Date Guest Panelists Notes
February 1 NPR All Things Considered host Melissa Block Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce Guest announcer/scorekeeper Corey Flintoff
February 8 Humorist and author Arianna Huffington Roy Blount, Jr., Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca
February 15 Actress Eva Marie Saint Adam Felber, P.J. O'Rourke, Roxanne Roberts
February 22 Author Nick Hornby Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts

March

[edit]
Date Guest Panelists
March 1 Fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi Sue Ellicott, P.J. O'Rourke, Charlie Pierce
March 8 Film producer Neil Meron Roy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca
March 15 Comedy writer Bruce Vilanch Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce, Adam Felber
March 22 Author and former Presidential aide Michael Deaver Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
March 29 ESPN SportsCenter anchor Linda Cohn Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone

April

[edit]
Date Guests Panelists Notes
April 5 Jane Scott, former rock critic for Cleveland's The Plain Dealer Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca Show recorded at Akron Civic Theatre in Akron, OH
April 12 Actor and Monty Python alumnus Michael Palin Adam Felber, Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce
April 19 Actors Sean Foley and Hamish McColl Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca
April 26 Film producer and former MTV veejay Alan Hunter Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce Show recorded at Bama Theatre in Tuscaloosa, AL

May

[edit]
Date Guest Panelists Notes
May 3 Humorist and writer Al Franken Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts
May 10 Former NFL head coach and Hall of Fame tight end Mike Ditka Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Charlie Pierce
May 17 Puppeteer Caroll Spinney Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, P.J. O'Rourke
May 24 Comedian and writer Carl Reiner Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca
May 31 Former Arkansas governor and senator Dale Bumpers Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce Guest announcer/scorekeeper Corey Flintoff

June

[edit]
Date Guest Panelists Notes
June 7 Singer/songwriter Richard Thompson Charlie Pierce, Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts Guest announcer/scorekeeper Corey Flintoff
June 14 Business author (and Peter Sagal's father) Matthew Sagal Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Mo Rocca
June 21 Jack Ohman, editorial cartoonist for The Oregonian Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce Show recorded at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, OR
June 28 Composer/conductor and "P. D. Q. Bach" historian Peter Schickele Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca, Adam Felber Show recorded at Power Center for the Performing Arts in Ann Arbor, MI

July

[edit]
Date Guests Panelists Notes
July 5 Encore of 1/4/2003 episode from Chicago's Goodman Theatre featuring film critics Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper
July 12 Writer and filmmaker Sherman Alexie Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce Guest announcer/scorekeeper Jean Cochran
July 19 Encore of 12/30/2000 episode featuring NPR All Things Considered anchor Robert Siegel
July 26 Advice columnist Amy Dickinson Charlie Pierce, Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca Guest host Bill Radke

August

[edit]
Date Guest Panelists Notes
August 2 Journalist and TV host Lisa Ling Adam Felber, P.J. O'Rourke, Roxanne Roberts Guest host Bill Radke
August 9 Comedian and TV host Colin Quinn Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce
August 16 Actor Evan Handler Roy Blount, Jr., P.J. O'Rourke, Roxanne Roberts
August 23 Actor/writer and TV host Orlando Jones Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce
August 30 Actor and singer Mandy Patinkin Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Paula Poundstone

September

[edit]
Date Guest Panelists Notes
September 6 Culinary expert and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy regular Ted Allen Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
September 13 TV personality Graham Norton Sue Ellicott, P.J. O'Rourke, Mo Rocca
September 20 Film critic Leonard Maltin Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Paula Poundstone
September 27 Romance novelist Rebecca Brandewyne Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce, Roy Blount, Jr. Show recorded in Wichita, KS

October

[edit]
Date Guest Panelists Notes
October 4 Comic Don Novello Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
October 11 Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly Adam Felber, Sue Ellicott, Mo Rocca
October 18 Cartoonist and author Doug Marlette Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Roy Blount, Jr. Show recorded at Carolina Theatre in Durham, NC
October 25 CNN Crossfire host Tucker Carlson Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, P.J. O'Rourke

November

[edit]
Date Guest Panelists Notes
November 1 Columnist and author Molly Ivins Roy Blount, Jr., Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts
November 8 New Hampshire Union Leader publisher Joseph W. McQuaid Roxanne Roberts, Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce Show recorded at Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, NH
November 15 Actor Patrick Stewart Adam Felber, Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott
November 22 Biologist and Animal Planet personality Jeff Corwin
November 29 Durham Bulls PA announcer Bill Law Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts Show recorded at Carolina Theatre in Durham, NC
Episode theme: Political history

December

[edit]
Date Guests Panelists Notes
December 6 Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Mo Rocca
December 13 TV host and journalist Harry Smith Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
December 20 Actor Joel Grey Sue Ellicott, Mo Rocca, P.J. O'Rourke Guest announcer/scorekeeper Linda Wertheimer
December 27 Encore of 1/4/2003 episode from Chicago's Goodman Theatre featuring film critics Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Wait_Wait..._Don%27t_Tell_Me!_episodes_(2003)&oldid=1104364099"