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The announcement is the latest development in Jeopardy!'s troubled search for a new host following the November death of longtime presenter Alex Trebek.

Frank talks with Tom Boatner, Fire Management Officer for the Bureau of Land Management in Montana and the Dakotas, about the wildfires that continue to burn throughout the west. Some 20 million acres have been closed to the public in Montana, as firefighters and military personnel battle high winds and dry conditions, which only worsen the fires.

New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen kept a high profile at the Democratic National Convention, where she made a key speech and was considered as a running mate for Vice President Al Gore. But upon returning to the Granite State, Shaheen finds herself facing a strong challenge -- from her within her own party. Av Harris of New Hampshire Public Radio reports.

P.S.One Contemporary Art Center in a grim industrial section of Queens, New York has a different kind of summer offering on display - called Dunescape. It's like a day at the beach. From member station WBGO in Newark, NJ, Andrew Meyer has an audio post card

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Susan McVetty from Guildhall, Vermont. She listens to Weekend Edition on member station WVPR, Windsor, Vermont.)

NPR's Eric Westervelt reports from New York state, which has some of the most stringent drug laws in the country. These laws were enacted by the late governor Nelson Rockefeller in the 1970s. A growing chorus of judges, activists and family members of those imprisoned under these laws are calling for reform. They say the penalty for murder can be less harsh than that for possession of drugs.

Commentator Al Lubrano hits a trendy New York bar with none other than Eric Weber, author of How To Pick Up Girls. The book, written in 1970, is now in its 42nd printing, and Lubrano wants to find out if some of the lines from back then still work today.

Scott speaks with Larry Merchant, boxing commentator and former sports columnist, about a new documentary called Ali-Frazier I: One Nation, Divisible, which is airing on HBO this month.

The San Francisco Giants' most popular team members aren't seeing much action this summer. When the team inaugurated a new ballpark, it also introduced a group of canine helpers, trained to retrieve home-runs hit into nearby San Francisco Bay. So far, the dogs are still waiting to make a splash. Scott Shaefer reports from member station KQED.

The Master Musicians of Jajouka are Moroccan tribesmen with a thousand year old tradition of making music. Talvin Singh (rhymes with calvin / sing) is Britain's hottest young dance music producer - winner of last year's Mercury Music Prize. They've collaborated on a new recording due out this week. (Point Music/Universal Classics 2 464 536-2) (10:00).