Bill Kurtis
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Bill Kurtis is an American television journalist, producer, and narrator known for his work on true-crime programs and as the announcer for NPR’s quiz show "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!".
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bill Kurtis canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12559939 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill Kurtis Context triple: [Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, announcer, Bill Kurtis]
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A.
Stephen Haise
Stephen Haise is the son of American astronaut Fred Haise, one of the Apollo 13 crew members.
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B.
Brian Lamb
Brian Lamb is an American journalist and television executive best known as the founder and longtime CEO of the public affairs network C-SPAN.
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C.
Greg Kouri
Greg Kouri was a Canadian entrepreneur and early investor best known for co-founding Zip2 alongside Elon and Kimbal Musk.
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D.
William Broyles Jr.
William Broyles Jr. is an American screenwriter and former journalist best known for writing acclaimed films such as "Apollo 13" and "Cast Away."
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E.
Howard Kurtz
Howard Kurtz is an American journalist and media critic best known for hosting media analysis programs on Fox News and CNN and for his long-running media column in The Washington Post.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill Kurtis Target entity description: Bill Kurtis is an American television journalist, producer, and narrator known for his work on true-crime programs and as the announcer for NPR’s quiz show "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!".
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A.
Stephen Haise
Stephen Haise is the son of American astronaut Fred Haise, one of the Apollo 13 crew members.
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B.
Brian Lamb
Brian Lamb is an American journalist and television executive best known as the founder and longtime CEO of the public affairs network C-SPAN.
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C.
Greg Kouri
Greg Kouri was a Canadian entrepreneur and early investor best known for co-founding Zip2 alongside Elon and Kimbal Musk.
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D.
William Broyles Jr.
William Broyles Jr. is an American screenwriter and former journalist best known for writing acclaimed films such as "Apollo 13" and "Cast Away."
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E.
Howard Kurtz
Howard Kurtz is an American journalist and media critic best known for hosting media analysis programs on Fox News and CNN and for his long-running media column in The Washington Post.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.