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Writer Garrison Keillor is perhaps best known as the force behind the wildly-popular radio program, "A Prairie Home Companion." But after retiring from the show, Keillor was accused of sexual misconduct, causing Minnesota Public Radio, the show's distributor, to sever ties. They have since settled the matter and signed a confidentiality agreement. But Keillor has never stopped writing, and is now back on the road entertaining his audience. Keillor talks with correspondent Anthony Mason about the allegations of inappropriate behavior, aging, and two new books: "Serenity at 70, Gaiety at 80," and his latest collection of tales from Lake Wobegon, "Boom Town."
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@greatplainsman3662 2 жыл бұрын

I close my eyes and listen to his voice, it instantly takes me back to a simpler and I think better times. Thank you sir.

@zeppelinkiddy 2 жыл бұрын

35-years ago on a Saturday morning, I drove my mother to LAX where she flew to the North Dakota family farm for a reunion with five of her remaining siblings that once numbered twelve. When I saw her off, little did I know that Garrison Keillor would fatefully change my plans.

@angelacollins1343 2 жыл бұрын

I really miss Prairie Home Companion, I listened to it every week for over 20 years. I loved it!

@sweetpapillon7265 2 жыл бұрын

My husband and I would go on long rides in the country just to listen to the show on the car radio. Show ended, we'd find a place to eat then head home. Such good memories and PHC was a part of it. Thank you, Garrison. It's a shame about this scandal.

@gcromer903 2 жыл бұрын

I'm grateful for his writing and work, and I'm glad to see he is well.

@aliassmithandjones9453 2 жыл бұрын

I miss the days or tuning into NPR and enjoying PHC, Car Talk, and Whad,ya Know

@rajivnaval6004 Жыл бұрын

I drove every Saturday 2-4 pm to listen to him on NPR. Awesome story teller.

@davenc8527 Жыл бұрын

I've listened to Garrison since 1984 and have seen many of his live performances. He is an icon and has brought joy to so many people. We all make mistakes and bad decisions in our lives. All we can do is learn from them and move forward.

@Patricia-vd9xh 2 жыл бұрын

I think it is true that the culture changed. We need to find a way to forgive people who have made lessor mistakes and admit them. It is the only way we can allow people to change. Look at how much he gave us. I wish I could have been in Denver to see him. Once I wrote a letter to him and he wrote back a personal response on a postcard that specifically related to my letter. Bless your soul Garrison Keillor.

@marlinweekley51 2 жыл бұрын

A PHC was/is show always better seen on the radio. I would listen with my kids in the car. They grew up “having” to listen to him. Years later when my oldest daughter left home and was thousands of miles away she listened to him (PHC) and becoming homesick wrote him a letter thanking him for giving her great memories of her childhood with her dad! He wrote he a wonderful letter which i have framed with a picture of her and me. Whatever he might of done to this one person he certainly did a wonderful thing for my daughter and me. 😊

@jtstacey83 2 жыл бұрын

I miss PHC a lot; my wife and I listen to it every Sunday, and we're not some old couple but in our late 30s. The fact the show was canceled and not allowed to grow with the times means a whole generation will miss out on its wholesomeness.

@LiveAboard 2 жыл бұрын

I am a 30 year fan of Prairie Home Companion. I'm 64 years old and I bought many, many books on tape to listen to in my car over the years. Garrison Keillor feels like family to me. Lake Wobegon is as familiar to me as my own home town. This country has lost it's direction when it allows people to be punished without EVIDENCE of wrong doing. God bless you, Mr. Keillor and his family. I miss you every Sunday!!

@christophermarx8706 2 жыл бұрын

I still listen to his Writer's Almanac on podcasts apps & on his website. A true legend.

@vickilssrb4405 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh!

@JP-lu9ed 2 жыл бұрын

Many years ago Keillor worked with his romantic partner Margaret Moos who was a producer on the show and referred to as part of the show at every episode. He went to a high school reunion and ran into an old romantic interest, dumped Moos and talked on air a lot about being newly in love. For those of us who had heard him work with Moos for years, it was weird to hear him insensitively go on about the new relationship on air. Not only had Moos lost him as a partner but presumably her job and a name we heard for years simply disappeared. He upended her life and didn’t see how this might come across as he waxed lyrical about his new love. We could never hear him the same way again. He apparently divorced the then new wife and has remarried. He is a brilliant storyteller but in terms of his own actions apparently has significant blind spots…..and doesn’t even allow that is possible. It’s sad for all involved.

@annasahlstrom6109 2 жыл бұрын

I really missed him.

@lucyhoward8044 2 жыл бұрын

During my childhood and adolescence I used to listen to Prairie Home Companion on the radio in the kitchen on Saturday evenings. Years later I sent Prairie Home Companion a bilingual song, 'La rana/The Frog,' I wrote for my students while I was teaching at a primary school in Guatemala. And Richard Dworsky actually played my song most beautifully during their show. It was such an enormous honor! I have only positive feelings regarding Garrison Keillor and Prairie Home Companion!

@brucekuehn4031 2 жыл бұрын

In 2009, David Letterman spoke on his show about having sexual relationships with several of his female staffers over the years. He apologized and that was about it.

@randallreed9048 2 жыл бұрын

I think he hit the nail on the head when he described a shifting social climate in which so many of the "accepted" practices of the past--some of which may have been perfectly innocent--put men who were in positions of power or authority at risk for perceived threats, overtures, or indecencies on the part of the receiver. Painful lesson learned. I, for one, have been listening to Garrison since the late 1970s and I love the man. If numerous evengelical preachers can request "confession, redemption, and forgiveness" for past mistakes or crimes, why can't Keillor?

@yukonnoka

I grew up listening to him and reading his books. He may have made some mistakes along the way, but who hasn't? Some of my funnest memories as a child involved listening to Garrison Keillor with my family.