For those of you familiar with "A Prairie Home Companion" that broadcasts on your NPR station on the weekends..
Another One on the Summer Jam Screen: Garrison Keillor fired by MPR
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For those of you familiar with "A Prairie Home Companion" that broadcasts on your NPR station on the weekends..
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Old timers probably wish they had died last year and been celebrated.
If David Bowie was alive he'd be getting dragged today too. But he died last year and his skeletons will remain largely unremembered.
If David Bowie was alive he'd be getting dragged today too. But he died last year and his skeletons will remain largely unremembered.
A Somali breh who works at MPR
Gonna take this time to gripe and say his show sucked, he was extremely out of touch and had one of the WOAT radio voices. I was glad when he retired.
Every morning I have my alarm set to NPR
And at 6:45 AM this fool's voice would be what wakes me up when he does the Writer's Almanac
Oh shyt...this guy too?
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Garrison Keillor fired by Minnesota Public Radio over claims of inappropriate behavior
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner November 29, 2017: 1:36 PM ET
Garrison Keillor, a fixture of public radio and the creator of "A Prairie Home Companion," has been fired because of allegations of misconduct.
Minnesota Public Radio said it was terminating its contracts with Keillor and his private media companies, citing "allegations of his inappropriate behavior with an individual who worked with him." It did not elaborate on the nature of the allegations.
A spokesman for Keillor did not answer a request for comment from CNNMoney.
MPR, which produces "A Prairie Home Companion," said it was notified of the allegations last month, and that they related to his conduct while he was responsible for production of the show.
Keillor, 75, created the folksy variety program in 1974 and hosted it for decades until he retired last year.
Related: NBC fires Matt Lauer after complaint about 'inappropriate sexual behavior'
MPR said it will stop rebroadcasting episodes of "A Prairie Home Companion" from the Keillor era. It also said it will change the name of the show, which is now hosted by Chris Thile.
"Garrison Keillor has been an important part of the growth and success of MPR, and all of us in the MPR community are saddened by these circumstances," said MPR president Jon McTaggart.
The radio network said that it retained an outside law firm to conduct an investigation.
Keillor, in an op-ed for The Washington Post published on Tuesday, had defended Minnesota Democratic Senator Al Franken, who was recently accused by Leeann Tweeden of groping and kissing her without her consent during a USO tour in 2006.
Keillor wrote that calls for Franken to resign were "pure absurdity."
Garrison Keillor fired by Minnesota Public Radio over claims of inappropriate behavior
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner November 29, 2017: 1:36 PM ET
Garrison Keillor, a fixture of public radio and the creator of "A Prairie Home Companion," has been fired because of allegations of misconduct.
Minnesota Public Radio said it was terminating its contracts with Keillor and his private media companies, citing "allegations of his inappropriate behavior with an individual who worked with him." It did not elaborate on the nature of the allegations.
A spokesman for Keillor did not answer a request for comment from CNNMoney.
MPR, which produces "A Prairie Home Companion," said it was notified of the allegations last month, and that they related to his conduct while he was responsible for production of the show.
Keillor, 75, created the folksy variety program in 1974 and hosted it for decades until he retired last year.
Related: NBC fires Matt Lauer after complaint about 'inappropriate sexual behavior'
MPR said it will stop rebroadcasting episodes of "A Prairie Home Companion" from the Keillor era. It also said it will change the name of the show, which is now hosted by Chris Thile.
"Garrison Keillor has been an important part of the growth and success of MPR, and all of us in the MPR community are saddened by these circumstances," said MPR president Jon McTaggart.
The radio network said that it retained an outside law firm to conduct an investigation.
Keillor, in an op-ed for The Washington Post published on Tuesday, had defended Minnesota Democratic Senator Al Franken, who was recently accused by Leeann Tweeden of groping and kissing her without her consent during a USO tour in 2006.
Keillor wrote that calls for Franken to resign were "pure absurdity."
I should give my aunt she works at npr. She does some of the last night reports in DC....
Every morning I have my alarm set to NPR
And at 6:45 AM this fool's voice would be what wakes me up when he does the Writer's Almanac
The only person worse was Diane Rehm. I know she had some throat complications (which begs the question -- Why are you in radio?) over the years. Really grating to listen to and seemed pretty clueless about the topics she covered on her own show. Thankfully, she retired, too.
I got used to her voice... its crazy how she sounded when they played her old shows from the 80s and then her speech thing happened later
They got Joshua Johnson to replace her and he's doing a great job
thatrapsfan
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That dude got lucky. Skated on out with nothing but love and roses despite allegations that would definitely qualify as rape under this purge
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
and the actual law
