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Garrison Keillor's Radio Show: A Retrospective

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Garrison Keillor's Radio Show

02/07/2016

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Garrison Keillor's Radio Show: A Retrospective

With radio host Garrison Keillor set to retire, a look back at his decades on the airwaves

4 Extra Debut. With American public radio's legendary host Garrison Keillor set to retire, a look back at over four decades on the airwaves.

With the retirement of American public radio's legendary host Garrison Keillor - a look back at over four decades on the airwaves.

Known in the USA as 'A Prairie Home Companion', the first show was performed in 1974 in St. Paul, Minnesota for an audience of 12 adults and children. Over time, APHC grew to become American public radio's most popular entertainment programme with four million weekly listeners on 500 plus radio stations from coast to coast. 

As the show's founder, Garrison Keillor retires from hosting the show in July 2016, this retrospective, specially created for BBC Radio 4 Extra, features comedy skits, the iconic 'News From Lake Wobegon' monologues and lots of music drawn from over 40 years of weekly broadcasts. 

Produced and compiled for BBC Radio 4 Extra by Prairie Home Productions.

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