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The following is a list of episodes of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! , NPR 's news panel game , that aired during 2000 . The episodes, unless otherwise indicated, were hosted by Peter Sagal , with Carl Kasell serving 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.
Date
Guest
Panelists
Notes
January 1
Murray Horwitz, NPR 's vice-president of cultural programming
Adam Felber , Charlie Pierce , Roxanne Roberts
January 8
NPR All Things Considered film critic Bob Mondello
Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Roy Blount, Jr.
January 15
NPR Middle East correspondent Jennifer Ludden
Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Sue Ellicott
January 22
NPR correspondent Debbie Elliott
Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
January 29
Howard Berkes, NPR Salt Lake City -based correspondent
Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
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Date
Guest
Panelists
February 5
NPR science reporter David Kestenbaum
Sue Ellicott , Adam Felber , Charlie Pierce
February 12
Wall Street Journal reporter and All Things Considered sports commentator Stefan Fatsis
Charlie Pierce, Claudia Perry , Roxanne Roberts
February 19
Washington Post London bureau chief T.R. Reid
Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Roy Blount, Jr.
February 26
NPR National Desk reporter Mary Ann Akers
Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
Date
Guest
Panelists
March 4
NPR Talk of the Nation host Juan Williams
Adam Felber , Charlie Pierce , Roxanne Roberts
March 11
NPR Los Angeles reporter Andy Bowers
Charlie Pierce, Roy Blount, Jr. , Sue Ellicott
March 18
David Brancaccio , host of PRI's Marketplace
Adam Felber, Roy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts
March 25
Bob Boilen , director of All Things Considered
Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber
Date
Guest
Panelists
April 1
Madeleine Brand , NPR's acting London correspondent
Roy Blount, Jr. , Sue Ellicott , Adam Felber
April 8
Chicago Sun Times sports columnist and Weekend Edition Saturday commentator Ron Rappaport
Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce , Roxanne Roberts
April 15
NPR reference librarians Kee Malesky and Alphonse Vinh
Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
April 22
NPR Pentagon correspondent Steve Inskeep
Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber
April 29
Mystery writer Sara Paretsky
Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
Date
Guest
Panelists
Notes
June 3
Ira Flatow , host of Talk of the Nation ' s Science Friday
Roy Blount, Jr. , Charlie Pierce , Roxanne Roberts
Guest announcer/scorekeeper Jean Cochran
June 10
NPR London correspondent Julie McCarthy
Sue Ellicott , Adam Felber , Ken Rudin
June 17
NPR host Lisa Simeone
Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce
June 24
NPR host Diane Rehm
Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts
Date
Guest
Panelists
Notes
July 1
NPR technology correspondent John McChesney
Adam Felber , Charlie Pierce , Roxanne Roberts
July 8
NPR Weekend Edition Sunday host Liane Hansen
Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Patt Morrison
July 15
NPR All Things Considered host Linda Wertheimer
Adam Felber, Roy Blount, Jr. , Sue Ellicott
July 22
NPR Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon
Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
July 29
Rick Karr , New York -based cultural reporter for NPR
Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
Guest announcer/scorekeeper Corey Flintoff
Date
Guest
Panelists
September 2
Actress Martha Plimpton
Sue Ellicott , Adam Felber , Patt Morrison
September 9
Voice actress Nancy Cartwright
Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce , Roxanne Roberts
September 16
NPR health care correspondent Jon Hamilton
Adam Felber, Patt Morrison, Charlie Pierce
September 23
U.S. Senator John McCain of Arizona
Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Roy Blount, Jr.
September 30
Brooke Gladstone , host of NPR's On The Media
Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce
Date
Guest
Panelists
Notes
October 7
NPR economics correspondent John Ydstie
Adam Felber , Charlie Pierce , Roxanne Roberts
Guest announcer/scorekeeper Jean Cochran
October 14
Rear Admiral Lewis Crenshaw of the United States Navy 's 6th Carrier Group
Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Roy Blount, Jr.
Guest announcer/scorekeeper Corey Flintoff
October 21
WBEZ /Chicago personality Jim Nayder
Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Sue Ellicott
October 28
NPR New York correspondent Margo Adler
Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
Date
Guest
Panelists
December 2
Radio host Michael Feldman
Adam Felber , Charlie Pierce , Roxanne Roberts
December 9
Food & travel writers Jane and Michael Stern
Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Sue Ellicott
December 16
Sports author and Morning Edition commentator John Feinstein
Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Roy Blount, Jr.
December 23
Washington Post London bureau chief T.R. Reid
Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Patt Morrison
December 30
NPR All Things Considered host Robert Siegel
Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts
Episodes by year Hosts Judge and scorekeeper Regular panelists