“Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!” is NPR’s weekly hour-long quiz program. That description is so deceptively simple because, while true, it does not capture the wit, the zany humor or good feeling you get from listening. Peter Sagal has a lot to do with the show’s appeal, having hosted the show’s news-based quiz games since 1998. He’ll be in Atlanta hosting a live “Wait Wait” in front of an audience on March 3 at the Fox Theatre, the show’s first in two years. Sagal joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes via Zoom ahead of the show to share trivia and reflections on his over-two-decades experience facilitating countless hours of fun on NPR’s most lovable news program.
Interview highlights:
A master of minutiae:
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