February 8, 2008

Public Events: "Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me!", Step Sing to Fill Wright Center

Students to Present Step Sing February 14-16

Samford students will present their annual musical extravaganza, Step Sing, Feb. 14-16, at 7 p.m. in Wright Center Concert Hall.

Thirteen groups will compete for the coveted Sweepstakes Award. Last year’s winners, Dudes-a-Plenty, will be seeking their third win in four years.

Tickets are sold out for the Friday and Saturday performances. Thursday night tickets are $13 and are available online at www.samfordtickets.com. A portion of the Thursday ticket sales will benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

More Info:
Step Sing 2008

Samford to host NPR's Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me

Samford University will host the nationally-syndicated radio program “Wait Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me!” on Thursday, Feb. 28.

The 7:30 p.m. performance will be in the Wright Center Concert Hall and is sponsored by Birmingham’s local National Public Radio affiliate WBHM-FM. 

The Birmingham show will air locally on Saturday, March 1 at 10 a.m. and will be re-broadcast on Sunday, March 2 at 5 p.m. on WBHM 90.3-FM. This will be the first Birmingham appearance for the show.

Tickets are $25, $40 and $50 and are available by calling (205) 975-ARTS or online at www.wbhm.org.

The Chicago-based, hour-long quiz show is hosted by Peter Sagal, with announcer Carl Kasell, who also is heard regularly on NPR news programs.  Scheduled panelists for the Birmingham show are humorist/author Roy Blount Jr., comedian Paula Poundstone and Boston Globe columnist Charlie Pierce, according to WBHM general manager Mike Morgan.

“WBHM is pleased to partner with Samford University to bring NPR’s highly popular radio show ‘Wait Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me!’ to Birmingham” said Morgan.  “We greatly thank Samford for helping us make this show happen, and we sure hope to see you there.”

To learn more:
Local schedules:   www.npr.org/schedule/
The show:  www.npr.org/programs/waitwait