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NPR Host Peter Sagal On Running, Tragedy And Life

Every day, Peter Sagal, the host of Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me! on 89.7 NPR News, takes a run.The habit started as a teenager and has ebbed and flowed over…

On Tuesday we lost a colleague. Carl Kasell (left) was an NPR newscaster for decades and then became judge and official scorekeeper for <em>Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!</em> He died from complications of Alzheimer's disease<strong> </strong>at age 84. <em>Wait Wait </em>host Peter Sagal (right) says he loved how much Carl enjoyed himself.

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Peter Sagal: Carl Kasell 'Was Kind Down To His Bones'

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In the 16 years they worked together, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! host Peter Sagal can't remember the longtime NPR newscaster having a sharp word for anyone. Ever. Kasell died Tuesday at age 84.

Kasell began practicing his newscaster voice as a child and got his first on-air job at 16. He went on to anchor NPR's newscasts for more than 30 years and later served as judge and scorekeeper for the news quiz show <em>Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!</em>

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NPR Newscaster Carl Kasell Dies At 84, After A Lifelong Career On-Air

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Kasell brought unflappable authority to the news, but he also had a lively sense of humor, revealed late in his career when he became the judge and scorekeeper for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

Not My Job: Gov. John Kasich Get Quizzed On K-Tel

The governor of Ohio faces three questions about the company which invented the infomercial (and also made those '70s music compilation albums like 25 Polka Greats).