Thile, Keillor’s hand-picked successor, took over the show in 2016 after Keillor retired. The name of the radio show will be changed, but MPR said Sunday that a new name had not yet been chosen.

What happened to Garrison Keillor Prairie Home Companion?

At its peak, “A Prairie Home Companion” reached more than four million listeners on more than 700 public radio stations. Keillor retired from the radio show in 2016. “It’s a comfort to become a tourist in old age … and enjoy my irrelevance,” he wrote in his recent book, “Serenity at 70, Gaiety at 80.”

How did Garrison Keillor end each show?

Keillor sang, performed skits and ended each show with a monologue about his fictional hometown, Lake Wobegon, “where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking and all the children are above-average”, weekly broadcasts which made listeners feel they knew him.

Why did they change the name of Prairie Home Companion?

The long-running variety show, once synonymous with public radio and a staple of relaxing weekend drives, is losing its name after former host Garrison Keillor was fired by Minnesota Public Radio on Wednesday over accusations of “improper behavior.”

Who is the host of Prairie Home Companion now?

A Prairie Home Companion is a weekly radio variety show created and hosted by Garrison Keillor that aired live from .



A Prairie Home Companion.

Garrison Keillor and the cast members of A Prairie Home Companion in Lanesboro, Minnesota (2007)
Genre	Comedy–music variety
Syndicates	American Public Media

Is Garrison Keillor still active?

But Keillor has never stopped writing, and is now back on the road entertaining his audience. Keillor talks with correspondent Anthony Mason about the allegations of inappropriate behavior, aging, and two new books: “Serenity at 70, Gaiety at 80,” and his latest collection of tales from Lake Wobegon, “Boom Town.”

What happened to Chris Thile and Prairie Home Companion?

“Live From Here With Chris Thile,” the weekly radio show that began as a continuation of “A Prairie Home Companion” before taking on its own name and identity, has been canceled, American Public Media Group announced Tuesday.

Why did Garrison Keillor lose his radio show?

Keillor was forced off the stage in late 2017 after accusations surfaced that he had sexually harassed women he worked with. Minnesota Public Radio, producer of “A Prairie Home Companion,” cut all ties to Keillor following an investigation. In his denial of the allegations, Keillor was short on contrition.

Why did Live From Here get Cancelled?

Because MPR was uncertain when—or even if—Live from Here could ever resume in-person performances, it diverted resources from the show toward its flagship program Marketplace. Live from Here was immediately cancelled following its June 13 remote broadcast, without affording the show a series finale.

Is Lake Wobegon a real place?

Lake Wobegon is a fictional town created by Garrison Keillor as the setting of the recurring segment “News from Lake Wobegon” for the radio program A Prairie Home Companion broadcast from St Paul, Minnesota.

Why did Garrison Keillor lose his radio show?

Keillor was forced off the stage in late 2017 after accusations surfaced that he had sexually harassed women he worked with. Minnesota Public Radio, producer of “A Prairie Home Companion,” cut all ties to Keillor following an investigation. In his denial of the allegations, Keillor was short on contrition.

Why was Keillor fired?

Minnesota Public Radio only said at the time that it decided to terminate its contracts with Keillor after investigating an allegation of “inappropriate behavior with an individual who worked with him.”

Is Garrison Keillor still married?

Keillor has been married to Minnesota Opera violinist Jenny Lind Nilsson since 1995, and the two wrote a young adult novel together in 1996.

Has Garrison Keillor had a stroke?

Radio legend Garrison Keillor takes his final bow



Keillor said after the shows he “flew to Mayo to get checked out and saw an MRI image of my skull with a black hole where a previous stroke struck close to the language center of the brain, so I came away feeling vastly fortunate.”

Where does Garrison Keillor go to church?

John the Evangelist Episcopal church in Saint Paul, Minnesota, after previously attending a Lutheran church in New York. Keillor graduated from Anoka High School in 1960 and from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor’s degree in English in 1966.

Did Garrison Keillor retire?

Though Keillor had retired and handed over hosting duties a year earlier, MPR changed its name to the amorphous “Live From Here.” The official statement was as cold as the Minnesota winter: “MPR will end its business relationships with Mr. Keillor’s media companies effective immediately.”