Obituaries
Carl Kasell, former NPR newscaster and ‘Wait Wait’ judge, dies at 84
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“He remains in my mind an exemplar of what it means to be both a broadcaster, and a person,” said Wait Wait host Peter Sagal.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #84: A live show about how to do live shows
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“There should be an element of suspense. There should be a thing that’s kind of hanging that we’re hoping either succeeds or fails.”
Programs/Content
‘We blew it’: ‘Wait, Wait’ apologizes for Ann Arbor show
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The program drew criticism from an Ypsilanti, Mich., station after a recent live taping.
Quick Takes
Wednesday roundup: WQED looks for alums; St. Louis newsroom ‘reborn’ with Ferguson coverage
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Plus: Paula Poundstone says NPR listeners are “polite and fun. There’s not a lot of head-bangers.”
Quick Takes
Tuesday roundup: Reveal comes to public TV; new classical blogger takes the reins
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Plus: A new classical station in North Carolina, and Mo Rocca’s Village digs.
Programs/Content
President Obama calls in tribute for Kasell’s ‘Wait Wait’ sign off
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Carl Kasell capped more than three decades at NPR with a taping of his final Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! episode and an auditorium full of admirers.
Quick Takes
Tuesday roundup: Headlee joins GPB, revamped History Detectives premieres July 1
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Plus: A Frontline filmmaker wins a WGBH fellowship, and Wait Wait makes a cameo on The Simpsons.
Quick Takes
Monday roundup: Tiny Desk Concerts heading to Roku, Carl Kasell’s greatest hits
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Plus: PBS’s retired longtime chief engineer receives a prestigious industry award.
People
Kasell retiring from ‘Wait Wait’ but not from answering-machine duties
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Former NPR newscaster Carl Kasell, whose “voice on your home answering machine” has been the ultimate prize on Wait Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me! for 16 years, is retiring, he announced today.
Quick Takes
Peter Sagal appears on WTF podcast to dish about former Hollywood career
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Peter Sagal, host of NPR’s Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me! and PBS’s upcoming Constitution USA, makes an appearance on the latest episode of comedian Marc Maron’s WTF interview podcast, posted April 3.
Programs/Content
Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me! beams into movie theaters May 2 for a live event
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The latest public radio program to experiment with the big screen, NPR’s fun-loving news quiz show Wait, Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me! will be broadcast live across more than 600 movie theaters on May 2. The live movie-screen simulcast is becoming an increasingly popular tool for public radio.
Quick Takes
Car Talk was still #1 among NPR weekend shows in spring 2012
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A new report from Walrus Research shows that NPR’s Car Talk continued its streak as NPR’s most popular weekend program in Spring 2012, with Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me! coming in second and Weekend Edition Saturday a more distant third. The report says airing the three shows in sequence is the “ideal scheduling to benefit all three programs.” Car Talk goes into repeats starting next month.