 Garrison Keillor and the cast members of A Prairie Home Companion in Lanesboro, Minnesota (2007) | |
| Genre | Comedy–music variety |
|---|---|
| Running time | 2 hours |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | Minnesota Public Radio |
| Syndicates | American Public Media |
| Starring | Garrison Keillor (1974–1987, 1992–2016) Sue Scott Tim Russell Fred Newman |
| Produced by | Garrison Keillor |
| Original release | July 6, 1974 – September 2, 2016 |
| Opening theme | Tishomingo Blues |
| Website | prairiehome |
A Prairie Home Companion is a weekly radio variety show created and hosted by Garrison Keillor that aired live from 1974 to 2016. In 2016, musician Chris Thile took over as host, and the successor show was eventually renamed Live from Here and ran until 2020. A Prairie Home Companion aired on Saturdays from the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota; it was also frequently heard on tours to New York City and other U.S. cities. The show is known for its musical guests, especially folk and traditional musicians, tongue-in-cheek radio drama, and relaxed humor. Keillor's wry storytelling segment, "News from Lake Wobegon," was the show's best-known feature during his long tenure.
Distributed by Minnesota Public Radio's distribution arm, American Public Media, A Prairie Home Companion was heard on 690 public radio stations in the United States at its peak in spring 2015 and reached an audience of four million U.S. listeners each week.[1] The show borrowed its name from a radio program in existence in 1969 that was named after the Prairie Home Cemetery near Concordia College, in Moorhead, Minnesota.[2] It inspired a 2006 film of the same name, written by and featuring Keillor.
- ^ "What's next after end of decades-long Keillor-MPR relationship?". Twin Cities. December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
- ^ "PHC 25th anniversary website". prairiehome.publicradio.org. Archived from the original on July 4, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2009.