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Garrison Keillor, "A Prairie Home Companion" Host To Step Down

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Patrick Garrett
Published July 21, 2015 at 7:04 AM EDT
Garrison Keillor, longtime host and founder of A Prairie Home Companion, is stepping down as host.
Garrison Keillor, longtime host and founder of A Prairie Home Companion, is stepping down as host.

 

Garrison Keillor, longtime host and founder of A Prairie Home Companion, is stepping down as host.
Garrison Keillor, longtime host and founder of A Prairie Home Companion, is stepping down as host.

Garrison Keillor, creator and longtime host of "A Prairie Home Companion," says the next season of the popular radio show will be his last as host.

The 72-year-old Keillor has announced his retirement before, then reconsidered. But he told The Associated Press on Monday that this time, he's certain.

Keillor says he's chosen musician Chris Thile to succeed him as host in September 2016. His final show as host will be in July 2016.

Keillor says he'll remain as executive producer and the show will continue to have a Midwestern feel. But his weekly monologue and recurring skits, such as private eye Guy Noir and hapless cowboys Dusty and Lefty, won't be part of it.

Keillor says he has "a lot of other things that I want to do."

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Copyright 2015 WAMC Northeast Public Radio
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Patrick Garrett
Patrick Garrett graduated with a dual degree from the State University of New York, College at Oneonta in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications, Concentration in Production and a Bachelor of Arts in Music Industry. A former newsroom intern who joined the WAMC staff in 2014, he worked at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, where he sold tickets. He is an Eagle Scout from Saratoga Springs and writes and plays music in his free time.
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