Chase Auditorium (Chicago, IL)
Be in the audience for a taping of the hilarious weekly news quiz from NPR and Chicago Public Radio, Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! Each week on the radio, you can test your knowledge against some of the news and entertainment world's best and brightest. Peter Sagal, Carl Kasell, and company take a fast-paced, irreverent look at the week's events. Guest panelists rotate weekly, like comedian Paula Poundstone, author Roy Blount Jr., and The Daily Show's Mo Rocca.
Event summary prepared by the Goldstar Editorial Team.
Great insight on how a "live" radio program is put together. Great personalities. Had a good time.
We loved the live show!
Being radio listeners, it was interesting watching how the show was recorded. The 3-person panel was hilarious, Karl Cassel was great, and Peter Sagal was excellent. We thought the live show was actually better than the edited radio version that played the following Saturday. An excellent place to take guests for a fun 2-hour laugh-fest!
It was great fun! You really have to be there when the doors open as it's open seating and the show draws a big crowd. It was soooo cold, but worth the trip.
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Chase Auditorium is located inside Chase Tower, a 60-story skyscraper located within the Loop in downtown Chicago. The Auditorium hosts a variety of events including lectures, ceremonies and concerts, but is best known as the home of the NPR quiz show "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me!".
Website: http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/events/050512waitwait.asp
Peter Sagal -- Host
Prior to becoming host of Wait Wait in 1998, Peter had a varied career including stints as a playwright, screenwriter, stage director, actor, extra in a Michael Jackson video, travel writer, essayist, ghostwriter and staff writer for a motorcycle magazine. He lives in the Chicago area with his family, and is working on a book titled The Big Book of Vices, about how people -- other people, of course -- misbehave.
Carl Kasell -- Official Judge and Scorekeeper
Carl Kasell is an all-around genius and great guy. He has also been a newscaster for NPR's daily newsmagazine Morning Edition since its inception in 1979. His newscasts on Morning Edition can be heard at the top of the hour, every weekday morning on public radio stations nationwide. A veteran broadcaster, Kasell launched his radio career more than 50 years ago. He sometimes moonlights as a magician.
Confirmed Panelists (Subject to Change):
11/8: Panelists: Tom Bodett, Kyrie O'Connor & Paul Provenza
11/29: Panelists: TBA
12/6: Panelists: Kyrie O'Connor, Roy Blount, Jr. and Mo Rocca
12/13: Panelists: Paula Poundstone, Tom Bodett and Amy Dickinsen
12/20: Panelists: TBA