Rick Sincere News & Thoughts (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Peter Sagal, host of NPR's weekly quiz show, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me , was a guest on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on CBS-TV on its Friday the 13th episode. During the interview, both Ferguson and Sagal had good things to say about my hometown, Milwaukee , and about the Midwest in general. The sequence began with Ferguson asking Sagal about the home base for...
Boing Boing (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
The host of NPR's awesome news quiz/comedy extravaganza, "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!", has put up his annual Halloween display. It is a nativity scene of evil. I heart it. Image via Peter Sagal's Twitter account. Which you should be following....
Click World News (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
The host of NPR's awesome news quiz/comedy extravaganza, "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!", has put up his annual Halloween display. It is a nativity scene of evil. I heart it. Image via Peter Sagal's Twitter account. Which you should be following....
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
So last month, days before heading on an intense reporting trip to Afghanistan, Williams appeared on the NPR news quiz show "Wait, Wait . . . Don't Tell Me," cracking up the audience with a Bill Clinton impersonation. Host Peter Sagal dubbed him "the funniest man to jockey an anchor desk." Williams' growing comfort with that title comes as he approaches his fifth anniversary...
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
... "Wait, Wait ... Don't Tell Me," cracking up the audience with a Bill Clinton impersonation. Host Peter Sagal dubbed him "the funniest man Advertisement to jockey an anchor desk." Williams' growing comfort with that title comes as he approaches his fifth anniversary as anchor of "NBC Nightly News," which has cemented its rank as the most-watched evening newscast during his tenure....
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
... trip to Afghanistan, Williams cracking up the audience with a Bill Clinton impersonation. Host Peter Sagal dubbed him "the funniest man to jockey an anchor desk."Williams' growing comfort with that title comes as he approaches his fifth anniversary as anchor of "NBC Nightly News," which has cemented its rank as the most-watched evening newscast during his tenure. More remarkably,...
Peter's Reviews (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
... Season Thursday, November 12: Trace Adkins, Nick Griffin Friday, November 13: Harry Connick Jr., Peter Sagal Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Monday, November 09: Laurence Fishburne, Elmo and Rosita, Groovaloo Tuesday, November 10: January Jones, Troy Polamalu, Jeff Musial, Wale performs "Pretty Girls" Wednesday, November 11: Jason Schwartzman, Joan Cusack, Carly Simon performs...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Aside from the elite runners and run-of-the-mill participants, the 2009 ING New York City Marathon features a bevy of celebrities. Here's a brief "rundown" of who's taking on the grueling challenge: 1. Edward Norton 2. David Blaine 3. Alanis Morissette 4. Anthony Edwards 5. Sarah Jones 6. James LeGros 7. Matthew Reeves 8. Dan Jansen 9. Pat LaFontaine 10. Peter Sagal 11. Brennan...
Daddy Types (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Glad to see NPR funnyman Peter Sagal wasn't too busy not painting his house to put up his Halloween decorations. [via @petersagal via boingboing]...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
In a rehearsal for the first New York City performance of “Wait, Wait ... Don’t Tell Me,” Peter Sagal stood on the stage and refined his answer to the age-old question, “How do you get to ?” Damon Winter/The New York TimesFrom left, the panelists Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone and Mo Rocca on “Wait, Wait ... Don't Tell Me” on Thursday. Related Blog The latest on the arts, coverage of live...
Amy's Robot (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
... show a few times. That guy is a riot. There was some immediate adversarial jabbing between host Peter Sagal and Williams over the mainstream media's Balloon Boy coverage: Williams said he was (conveniently) on vacation for the whole thing, and made some lame excuse for all the media attention like "people were concerned and really cared about that kid in the homemade UFO" or something,...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Posted on Thursday, 10.22.09 NPR's `Wait, Wait' quiz show plays Carnegie HallIn this publicity image released by NPR, Carl Kasell, left, and Peter Sagal from the NPR satirical news quiz show, "Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me!" are shown. NPR, Tony Nagelmann / AP Photo Related Content By JAKE COYLEAP Entertainment WriterNEW YORK -- "Wait, Wait ... Don't Tell Me!" took the long road to Carnegie...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
... know the old saying, if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere?” says “Wait, Wait” host Peter Sagal, strolling down Broadway in a tuxedo, ready for the show. “Well, we basically made it everywhere else first.” advertisement | In its 11 years on the air, “Wait, Wait” has grown into one of the most popular radio programs on the dial. Based in Chicago, where it regularly tapes...
