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https://www.staging.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/gettyimages-95493090-cd8a4313ca8fd8ea48c6e58d7747c5ac0b20dc73.jpg22801710Every weekday for more than three decades, his baritone steadied our mornings. Even in moments of chaos and crisis, Carl Kasell brought unflappable authority to the news. But behind that hid a lively sense of humor, revealed to listeners late in his career, when he became the beloved judge and official scorekeeper for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! NPR's news quiz show.