On his retirement, a fond farewell to UNC alum Carl Kasell of NPR’s ‘Wait Wait ... Don’t Tell Me’

Posted May 19, 2014
We knew Carl Kasell’s last taping of “Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me” was going to be a big deal, which is so not Carl. After 16 years as official judge and scorekeeper of the NPR quiz show, and 60 years in radio, he wanted his last show to be just like any other. As if. (Washington Post)

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