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PHOTOS and AUDIO: It was worth the 'Wait Wait'

WBFO-FM 88.7 | By Marian Hetherly
Published April 29, 2022 at 6:33 AM EDT
Hosts Bill Kurtis (left) and Peter Sagal on stage.
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Hosts Bill Kurtis (left) and Peter Sagal on stage.
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The Shea's marquee, showing "Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!"
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It's finally here!
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The "Wait Wait" stage, with hosts and panelists in their places.
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The stage is set.
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Host Peter Sagal
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Host Peter Sagal told WBFO this was his first visit to Buffalo.
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(left to right) Panelists Alzo Slade, Amy Dickinson and Maeve Higgins.
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(left to right) Panelists Alzo Slade, Amy Dickinson and Maeve Higgins.
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Host Bill Kurtis
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Host Bill Kurtis
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Panelist Alzo Slade
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Panelist Alzo Slade
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Guest Myles Stubblefield, owner of Buffalo Worm Works
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Guest Myles Stubblefield, owner of Buffalo Worm Works
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A funny moment with Host Peter Sagal.
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A funny moment with Host Peter Sagal.
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Buffalo Toronto Public Media CEO Tom Calderone (second from left) with "Wait Wait" members.
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Buffalo Toronto Public Media CEO Tom Calderone (second from left) with "Wait Wait" members.
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Two audience members holding a Mr. Rogers prize in front of a WBFO/NPR backdrop.
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Some audience members won prizes before the show.
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Two audience members play with Kermit the Frog in front of a Buffalo Toronto Public Media backdrop.
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Audience members play with Kermit the Frog before the show.
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The sold-out audience at Shea's Performing Arts Center.
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It was a sold-out audience at Shea's Performing Arts Center.
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The Shea's "Wait, Wait" marquee at night.
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Until next time....
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After a two-year pandemic delay, NPR's "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" came to Buffalo Thursday night for a sold-out show at Shea's Performing Arts Center.

The award-winning weekly hour-long quiz program tests your knowledge — and sense of humor — against some of the best and brightest in the news and entertainment world, while figuring out what's real news and what's made up. On the Web, you can play along, too.

Contestants vie for the most coveted prize in all of public radio: a custom-recorded greeting by any of the panel members for their voicemail.

On Thursday, Hosts Peter Sagal and Bill Kurtis led a panel of experts that included Emmy Award-winning VICE News Correspondent and comedian Alzo Slade; best-selling author, nationally syndicated columnist and NPR contributor Amy Dickinson; and Irish actress, comedian and writer Maeve Higgins.

"Wait Wait" airs Saturdays at 11 a.m. and Sundays at 10 a.m. and 9 p.m. on WBFO.
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