# List of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episodes (1998)

The following is a list of episodes of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! that aired during the NPR news panel game's first year in 1998. Dan Coffey served as original host until being succeeded by Peter Sagal in May. Carl Kasell served as announcer and scorekeeper. Dates indicated are the episodes' original Saturday air dates. Job titles and backgrounds of the guests reflect their status at the time of their appearance.

## Contents

* Top
* January
* February
* March
* April
* May
* June
* July
* August
* September
* October
* November
* December

## January

| Date | Guest | Panelists |
| January 3 | | Roy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts, Peter Sagal |
| January 10 | | Roxanne Roberts, Peter Sagal, Margo Kaufman |
| January 17 | | Roxanne Roberts, Amy Dickinson, Charlie Pierce |
| January 24 | | Margo Kaufman, Roxanne Roberts, Peter Sagal |
| January 31 | Tim Foecke, Titanic scientist | Roy Blount, Jr., Margo Kaufman, Peter Sagal |

## February

| Date | Panelists |
| February 7 | Margo Kaufman, Roxanne Roberts, Peter Sagal |
| February 14 | Margo Kaufman, Roxanne Roberts, Peter Sagal |
| February 21 | Margo Kaufman, Roxanne Roberts, Peter Sagal |
| February 28 | Margo Kaufman, Roxanne Roberts, Peter Sagal |

## March

| Date | Panelists |
| March 7 | Roy Blount, Jr., Margo Kaufman, Peter Sagal |
| March 14 | Margo Kaufman, Peter Sagal, Roxanne Roberts |
| March 21 | Roxanne Roberts, Peter Sagal, Charlie Pierce |
| March 28 | Margo Kaufman, Peter Sagal, Adam Felber |

## April

| Date | Panelists | Notes |
| April 4 | Margo Kaufman, Roxanne Roberts, Peter Sagal | |
| April 11 | Roxanne Roberts, Peter Sagal, Charlie Pierce | |
| April 18 | Margo Kaufman, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts | |
| April 25 | Margo Kaufman, Roxanne Roberts, Peter Sagal | Dan Coffey's final episode as host |

## May

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| May 2 | NPR special correspondent Susan Stamberg | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts | Peter Sagal's first episode as host First edition of the "Not My Job" guest segment |
| May 9 | Robert Siegel, host of NPR's All Things Considered | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts | |
| May 16 | NPR correspondent Peter Overby | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts | First episode to feature "Who's Carl This Time?" as a segment |
| May 23 | NPR Pentagon correspondent Martha Raddatz | Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Margo Kaufman | |
| May 30 | NPR correspondent Joe Palca | Charlie Pierce, Margo Kaufman, Roxanne Roberts | |

## June

| Date | Guest | Panelists |
| June 6 | NPR newscaster Corey Flintoff | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts |
| June 13 | NPR Talk of the Nation host Ray Suarez | Charlie Pierce, Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts |
| June 20 | Columnist and radio personality Bob Garfield | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Margo Kaufman |
| June 27 | NPR Midwest correspondent Cheryl Corley | Margo Kaufman, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts |

## July

| Date | Guest | Panelists |
| July 4 | This American Life host/producer Ira Glass | Adam Felber, Margo Kaufman, Roxanne Roberts |
| July 11 | NPR correspondent Renee Montagne | Roy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts, Charlie Pierce |
| July 18 | NPR sports correspondent Tom Goldman | Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Charlie Pierce |
| July 25 | Linda Wertheimer, host of NPR's All Things Considered | Margo Kaufman, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts |

## August

| Date | Guest | Panelists |
| August 1 | NPR science correspondent Richard Harris | Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts |
| August 8 | NPR business reporter Madeleine Brand | Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Charlie Pierce |
| August 15 | NPR contributor Kevin Kling | Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Margo Kaufman |
| August 22 | NPR Theme music composer B. J. Leiderman | Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts |
| August 29 | NPR Los Angeles correspondent Andy Bowers | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts |

## September

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| September 5 | NPR correspondent Neal Conan | Roxanne Roberts, Margo Kaufman, Charlie Pierce | |
| September 12 | NPR correspondent Margo Adler | Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts | |
| September 19 | NPR State Department reporter Ted Clark | Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Charlie Pierce | |
| September 26 | NPR senior correspondent Jacki Lyden | Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Charlie Pierce | First edition of the "Bluff the Listener" segment |

## October

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| October 3 | Weekend Edition Saturday commentator Ketzel Levine | Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts | |
| October 10 | NPR cultural correspondent Dean Olsher | Roy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts, Margo Kaufman | |
| October 17 | no guest | Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts | First edition of the "Listener Limerick Challenge" |
| October 24 | NPR media correspondent Brooke Gladstone | Roxanne Roberts, Nell Benjamin, Charlie Pierce | |
| October 31 | NPR news reference librarian Kee Malesky | Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts | |

## November

| Date | Guest | Panelists |
| November 7 | NPR correspondent Melissa Block | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts |
| November 14 | NPR transportation correspondent Steve Inskeep | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts |
| November 21 | NPR president Kevin Klose | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts |
| November 28 | Best Of Wait Wait Episode | Best Of Wait Wait Episode |

## December

| Date | Guest | Panelists |
| December 5 | NPR environment correspondent John Neilsen | Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts |
| December 12 | NPR London correspondent Michael Goldfarb | Roxanne Roberts, Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber |
| December 19 | NPR health care correspondent Joanne Silberner | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts |
| December 26 | Liane Hansen, host of NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts |