Nation Nov 29 Garrison Keillor fired by Minnesota Public Radio over allegations of improper behavior Minnesota Public Radio said Wednesday it cut ties with Garrison Keillor, the former host of popular radio variety show "A Prairie Home Companion."… By Joshua Barajas
Arts Oct 21 Watch 8:20 ‘Prairie Home’ gets a new companion "A Prairie Home Companion" has always been synonymous with one man: Garrison Keillor. Since his departure, the live variety radio program transitioned to a new host. But 35-year-old Chris Thile isn't actually new -- he's been performing on the show… By PBS NewsHour
Arts Oct 21 Forget the election with this fall song from maestro Chris Thile Chris Thile, the mandolin virtuoso who just became the host of "A Prairie Home Companion," will compose a new song to begin every episode of the iconic radio variety program. By Mary Jo Brooks
Nation Aug 02 Watch Viewers respond to a ban on commercial fishing in Kiribati Previous signature stories about a ban on commercial fishing by the president of the Pacific island nation of Kiribati and a profile of Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion" prompted both positive and negative feedback from viewers around the country. By PBS NewsHour
Jul 26 Watch Inside Garrison Keillor’s fabled world of ‘A Prairie Home Companion’ By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Jul 26 How well do you know ‘A Prairie Home Companion’? Take our quiz By Megan Thompson, Frank Bi Are you strong, good-looking and/or above-average? Could you make it in Lake Wobegon? Take NewsHour Weekend’s “A Prairie Home Companion” quiz in honor of the show’s 40th anniversary. Continue reading
Jul 25 Garrison Keillor on loving poetry ‘as clear statement’ By Victoria Fleischer In college, Garrison Keillor, the host of American Public media’s “A Prairie Home Companion” and “The Writer’s Almanac,” majored in poetry. After he wrote his papers and received his degree, he didn’t look at it again until decades later, when… Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch How Garrison Keillor’s relationship to poetry changed over time By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Jul 05 Public radio’s iconic ‘Prairie Home Companion’ celebrates 40 years By Megan Thompson A three-day anniversary event kicked off Friday at Macalester College in St. Paul, MN, where Garrison Keillor first broadcast "A Prairie Home Companion" on July 6, 1974. Back then, there were about 12 people in the audience. Today the show… Continue reading