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| Running time | Approx. 50 min. |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | WBEZ in Chicago, Illinois |
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| Hosted by | Dan Coffey (1998) Peter Sagal (1998–present) |
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| Created by | Doug Berman |
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| Executive producer(s) | Mike Danforth |
| Recording studio | Chicago, Illinois |
| Original release | January 3, 1998 – present |
| Audio format | Stereophonic |
| Opening theme | B. J. Leiderman[1] (composer) |
| Website | waitwait |
| Podcast | www |
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! is an hour-long weekly news radio panel show produced by WBEZ and National Public Radio (NPR) in Chicago, Illinois. On the program, panelists and contestants are quizzed in humorous ways about that week's news. It is distributed by NPR in the United States, internationally on NPR Worldwide and on the Internet via podcast, and typically broadcast on weekends by member stations. The show averages about six million weekly listeners on air and via podcast.[2]
- ^ "BJ Leiderman, NPR Biography". NPR. Retrieved April 25, 2007.
- ^ Johnson, Steve (December 19, 2016). "NPR's 'Wait Wait' is even more fun live". Chicago Tribune.