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. __NOTOC__
January Date Guests Panelists NotesJanuary 4Film critics Roger Ebert and Richard RoeperRoy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Charlie PierceShow recorded at Chicago's Goodman TheatreWait Waits 5th anniversary commemorationJanuary 11Former boxing champion George ForemanSue Ellicott, Adam Felber, P.J. O'RourkeJanuary 18Actor Joe PantolianoAdam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Mo RoccaJanuary 25Cowboy poet and NPR Morning Edition commentator Baxter BlackRoy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts, Paula Poundstone
February Date Guest Panelists NotesFebruary 1NPR All Things Considered host Melissa BlockSue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Charlie PierceGuest announcer/scorekeeper Corey FlintoffFebruary 8Humorist and author Arianna HuffingtonRoy Blount, Jr., Paula Poundstone, Mo RoccaFebruary 15Actress Eva Marie SaintAdam Felber, P.J. O'Rourke, Roxanne RobertsFebruary 22Author Nick HornbyAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
March Date Guest PanelistsMarch 1Fashion designer Isaac MizrahiSue Ellicott, P.J. O'Rourke, Charlie PierceMarch 8Film producer Neil MeronRoy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts, Mo RoccaMarch 15Comedy writer Bruce VilanchSue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce, Adam FelberMarch 22Author and former Presidential aide Michael DeaverRoy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsMarch 29ESPN SportsCenter anchor Linda CohnSue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone
April Date Guests Panelists NotesApril 5Jane Scott, former rock critic for Cleveland's The Plain DealerAdam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Mo RoccaShow recorded at Akron Civic Theatre in Akron, OHApril 12Actor and Monty Python alumnus Michael PalinAdam Felber, Sue Ellicott, Charlie PierceApril 19Actors Sean Foley and Hamish McCollCharlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Mo RoccaApril 26Film producer and former MTV veejay Alan HunterSue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Charlie PierceShow recorded at Bama Theatre in Tuscaloosa, AL
May Date Guest Panelists NotesMay 3Humorist and writer Al FrankenAdam Felber, Paula Poundstone, Roxanne RobertsMay 10Former NFL head coach and Hall of Fame tight end Mike DitkaAdam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Charlie PierceMay 17Puppeteer Caroll SpinneyRoy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, P.J. O'RourkeMay 24Comedian and writer Carl ReinerCharlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Mo RoccaMay 31Former Arkansas governor and senator Dale BumpersSue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Charlie PierceGuest announcer/scorekeeper Corey Flintoff
June Date Guest Panelists NotesJune 7Singer/songwriter Richard ThompsonCharlie Pierce, Paula Poundstone, Roxanne RobertsGuest announcer/scorekeeper Corey FlintoffJune 14Business author (and Peter Sagal's father) Matthew SagalRoy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Mo RoccaJune 21Jack Ohman, editorial cartoonist for The OregonianRoy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Charlie PierceShow recorded at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, ORJune 28Composer/conductor and "P. D. Q. Bach" historian Peter SchickeleRoxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca, Adam FelberShow recorded at Power Center for the Performing Arts in Ann Arbor, MI
July Date Guests Panelists NotesJuly 5Encore of 1/4/2003 episode from Chicago's Goodman Theatre featuring film critics Roger Ebert and Richard RoeperJuly 12Writer and filmmaker Sherman AlexieRoy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Charlie PierceGuest announcer/scorekeeper Jean CochranJuly 19Encore of 12/30/2000 episode featuring NPR All Things Considered anchor Robert SiegelJuly 26Advice columnist Amy DickinsonCharlie Pierce, Paula Poundstone, Mo RoccaGuest host Bill Radke
August Date Guest Panelists NotesAugust 2Journalist and TV host Lisa LingAdam Felber, P.J. O'Rourke, Roxanne RobertsGuest host Bill RadkeAugust 9Comedian and TV host Colin QuinnRoy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Charlie PierceAugust 16Actor Evan HandlerRoy Blount, Jr., P.J. O'Rourke, Roxanne RobertsAugust 23Actor/writer and TV host Orlando JonesRoy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Charlie PierceAugust 30Actor and singer Mandy PatinkinAdam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Paula Poundstone
September Date Guest Panelists NotesSeptember 6Culinary expert and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy regular Ted AllenAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsSeptember 13TV personality Graham NortonSue Ellicott, P.J. O'Rourke, Mo RoccaSeptember 20Film critic Leonard MaltinAdam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Paula PoundstoneSeptember 27Romance novelist Rebecca BrandewyneSue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce, Roy Blount, Jr.Show recorded in Wichita, KS
October Date Guest Panelists NotesOctober 4Comic Don NovelloAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsOctober 11Sports Illustrated columnist Rick ReillyAdam Felber, Sue Ellicott, Mo RoccaOctober 18Cartoonist and author Doug MarletteCharlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Roy Blount, Jr.Show recorded at Carolina Theatre in Durham, NCOctober 25CNN Crossfire host Tucker CarlsonSue Ellicott, Adam Felber, P.J. O'Rourke
November Date Guest Panelists NotesNovember 1Columnist and author Molly IvinsRoy Blount, Jr., Paula Poundstone, Roxanne RobertsNovember 8New Hampshire Union Leader publisher Joseph W. McQuaidRoxanne Roberts, Adam Felber, Charlie PierceShow recorded at Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, NHNovember 15Actor Patrick StewartAdam Felber, Roy Blount, Jr., Sue EllicottNovember 22Biologist and Animal Planet personality Jeff CorwinNovember 29Durham Bulls PA announcer Bill LawRoy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsShow recorded at Carolina Theatre in Durham, NCEpisode theme: Political history
December Date Guests Panelists NotesDecember 6Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine AlbrightSue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Mo RoccaDecember 13TV host and journalist Harry SmithAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsDecember 20Actor Joel GreySue Ellicott, Mo Rocca, P.J. O'RourkeGuest announcer/scorekeeper Linda WertheimerDecember 27Encore of 1/4/2003 episode from Chicago's Goodman Theatre featuring film critics Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper
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