Alan Pergament: 'Wait, Wait' host Peter Sagal has plenty of his own unusual stories to tell By Alan Pergament News TV Critic Apr 27, 2022 Apr 27, 2022 Updated Apr 19, 2026 0 Amy Dickinson, on the panel of 'Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!' Courtesy National Public Radio Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Alan Pergament News TV Critic “Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me!” host Peter Sagal has waited a long time to visit Buffalo.kAm%92E 5@6D?’E 4@F?E E96 H2:E C6DF=E:?8 7C@> E96 42?46==2E:@? @7 E96 A@AF=2C }!# BF:K D9@H 4@>:?8 E@ $962’D !6C7@C>:?8 pCED r6?E6C EH@ J62CD 28@ 5F6 E@ E96 r@G:5\`h A2?56>:4]k^AmkAm“xE :D E96 G6CJ 7:CDE E:>6 x 92G6 366? 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