Wait Wait!

The past two months have been very busy with several different projects. Of course, there have been some beautiful weddings in some great locations, which I will talk about soon, but the focus of today's blog is something a bit different.A few weeks ago, Molly Davis, a friend from back in the nights when I was taking a lot photos of bands coming through The Garage (a great local Winston-Salem music venue), called me up to help cover a big event coming to Winston-Salem. Molly, who is now with local NPR affiliate WFDD 88.5 FM, informed me that "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!" was coming to Wait Chapel at Wake Forest University for a live taping of the show.

Being a long time NPR/WFDD listener, and Wake alumni, I jumped at the chance to photograph what turned out to be a very fun, funny and interesting night. I was amazed at how packed Wait Chapel was, and how long the line was to get in (all the way across the quad). Once the show started, hosts Peter Sagal and Carl Kassell came out, brought a huge round of applause and did a great job with the show and the laughs. It was also interesting to learn that Carl is from Goldsboro, NC and can bring back his "southern twang" at will.

The only person able to bring a larger round of applause and cheers was special guest Chris Paul. Chris is a Lewisville, NC native, Wake Forest alumni and this years NBA Rookie of the Year. Chris did a great job as the show's first ever professional athlete getting all three of his questions right. I never figured out if he's going to get Carl Kassell's voice on his answering machine or not - then again, probably doesn't have an answering machine!

Here are some shots of the show, and give it a listen sometime. Its on Saturday mornings. You can also catch a podcast of this show on ITunes or the WWDTM web site.