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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.

January

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Date Guest Panelists
January 5 Blues musician Buddy Guy Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts
January 12 Illustrator Mary Engelbreit Adam Felber, Sue Ellicott, P.J. O'Rourke
January 19 Author & humorist Calvin Trillin Roy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca
January 26 Slate columnist Gregg Easterbrook Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce

February

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Date Guest Panelists
February 2 USA Today columnist Christine Brennan Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
February 9 Film critics Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper Adam Felber, Sue Ellicott, P.J. O'Rourke
February 16 Bill Radke, host of NPR & KUOW-FM/Seattle's Rewind Roxanne Roberts, Roy Blount, Jr., Evan Smith
February 23 Fiona Ritchie, host of NPR's The Thistle & Shamrock Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts

March

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Date Guest Panelists Notes
March 2 Musician & composer Randy Newman Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce
March 9 Actor William Mapother Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca
March 18 CNBC financial journalist Maria Bartiromo Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber
March 23 Actress Leslie Hope Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, P.J. O'Rourke Guest announcer/scorekeeper Corey Flintoff
March 30 Voice actress Jane Barbe Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Mo Rocca

April

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Date Guest Panelists
April 6 Comedian/actress Stephnie Weir Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts
April 13 Lloyd Grove, writer of the Washington Post's "Reliable Source" column Sue Ellicott, P.J. O'Rourke, Charlie Pierce
April 20 Satirist Neal Pollack Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
April 27 Singer and actress Eartha Kitt Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts

May

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Date Guest Panelists
May 4 VH1 executive and author Bill Flanagan Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone
May 11 ESPN SportsCenter anchor Kenny Mayne Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca
May 18 NPR host Tavis Smiley Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Sue Ellicott
May 25 Playboy advice columnist Chip Rowe Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, P.J. O'Rourke

June

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Date Guest Panelists
June 1 Ray Suarez, senior correspondent for PBS's The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Mo Rocca
June 8 CNN financial anchor Lou Dobbs Roy Blount, Jr., P.J. O'Rourke, Roxanne Roberts
June 15 Soap opera actress Beth Chamberlin Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce
June 22 Stage director Mary Zimmerman Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca
June 29 Comedian Louie Anderson Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts

July

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Date Guest Panelists
July 6 Encore of 1/5/2002 episode featuring blues musician Buddy Guy
July 13 U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber
July 20 Bill Scheft, novelist and writer for Late Show with David Letterman Roy Blount, Jr., P.J. O'Rourke, Roxanne Roberts
July 27 Author Chuck Palahniuk Charlie Pierce, Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca

August

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Date Guest Panelists
August 3 Singer Kathy Mattea Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
August 10 Authors Thisbe Nissen and Erin Ergenbright Charlie Pierce, Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott
August 17 Author and NBC Today travel correspondent Peter Greenberg Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Mo Rocca
August 24 Musician Bob Mould Adam Felber, P.J. O'Rourke, Paula Poundstone
August 31 Songwriter and poet Gary McMahan Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Mo Rocca

September

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Date Guest Panelists Notes
September 7 Humorist and author Al Franken Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
September 14 Author Clive Barker Charlie Pierce, Sue Ellicott, Mo Rocca
September 21 Author Fannie Flagg Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Adam Felber
September 28 PBS NewsHour anchor Jim Lehrer Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Mo Rocca Guest announcer/scorekeeper Jean Cochran

October

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Date Guest Panelists Notes
October 5 Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts Show recorded at Sam's Town in Las Vegas, NV
October 12 TV personality and journalist Hugh Downs Charlie Pierce, Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber
October 19 Actress Patricia Heaton Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce, Mo Rocca
October 26 Actor George Wendt Roxanne Roberts, P.J. O'Rourke, Paula Poundstone

November

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Date Guest Panelists
November 2 Magician David Blaine Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber
November 9 Scott Adams, cartoonist and creator of the Dilbert comic strip Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca
November 16 NPR All Things Considered co-host Michele Norris Roy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts, Charlie Pierce
November 23 Author Paul Theroux Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone
November 30 Encore of 5/27/2000 episode featuring NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg

December

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Date Guest Panelists
December 7 Actor Steve Schirripa Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, P.J. O'Rourke
December 14 Screenwriter and director Harold Ramis Roy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca
December 21 Designers and TLC Trading Spaces regulars Genevieve Gorder and Doug Wilson Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Paula Poundstone
December 28 Encore of 9/7/2002 episode featuring humorist and author Al Franken
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