Entries Tagged as 'garrison keillor'

Happy Birthday, Garrison

August 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized

A happy 69th to Garrison Keillor, who is currently in the middle of the 2011 Summer Love Tour, taking him and guests to cities across the US.

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Prairie Home Companion Celebrates Another Anniversary

July 6th, 2011 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News

  Today in 1974 the very first broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion was heard from the Janet Wallace Auditorium at Macalester College in Saint Paul. Admission was a whopping $1 for adults and $.50 for the kiddies. It’s still a great value now–but what a deal then! Since then, Garrison Keillor and the APHC team have gone on [...]

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Garrison Keillor talks retirement

May 16th, 2011 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News, Hear It Here First

The New York Times this weekend ran a new interview with A Prairie Home Companion‘s Garrison Keillor. He confirms that he’s planning to step down as host of the show in 2013 and is looking for a replacement.

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Keillor to retire in 2013

March 16th, 2011 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News

A Prairie Home Companion host Garrison Keillor has told the AARP Bulletin that he plans to retire in the spring of 2013, once he has found a host to replace him. Those are some big red tennis shoes for someone to fill!

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Keillor “talking baseball” this March

February 9th, 2011 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News

Here’s something spring-like to look forward to on a cold, February day: Garrison will be talking baseball with John Thorn, an eminent baseball historian, at the Fitzgerald Theater. The two will discuss the evolution of the game and its development into a national pastime. The talk takes place on March 29th, just a few short [...]

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