Signature voice Carl Kasell retiring from NPR after nearly 40 years on air
Posted March 4, 2014 11:15 am.
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WASHINGTON – Carl Kasell, a signature voice of NPR News for decades, is stepping down from the comedy news quiz show “Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me!” and retiring from the network this spring.
Kasell has been a recognizable voice on NPR for decades. He was a newscaster for 30 years on “Morning Edition” until 2009. His radio career spans half a century, starting as a morning deejay and newscaster at WGBR-AM in Goldsboro, N.C.
NPR announced Kasell’s retirement Tuesday. After three decades as a newscaster, Kasell became the official judge and scorekeeper of the Chicago-based show “Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me!”
Kasell says his time on “Wait, Wait” has been his favourite years at NPR because he could meet and talk to the audiences he felt he knew.