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Bill Kurtis Retires from NPR's Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me!

3/11/2026

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Bill Kurtis, a Chicago broadcast journalist, will retire as judge and scorekeeper on National Public Radio's Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me! after 12 years.
At 85, he expressed gratitude for his time on the show.
His final appearance will air May 23.
Kurtis began his career in the 1960s, covering the 1968 Democratic National Convention, and became CBS Chicago's principal anchorman.

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Bill Kurtis, a Chicago broadcast journalist, will retire as judge and scorekeeper on National Public Radio's Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me! after 12 years.
At 85, he expressed gratitude for his time on the show.
His final appearance will air May 23.
Kurtis began his career in the 1960s, covering the 1968 Democratic National Convention, and became CBS Chicago's principal anchorman.