Entries Tagged as 'A Prairie Home Companion'

Featured Audio Giveaway – March 2015 – A Prairie Home Companion 40th Anniversary Collection

March 2nd, 2015 · No Comments · Featured Audio Giveaways

A Prairie Home Companion 40th Anniversary Collection Garrison Keillor and cast, with special guests A Prairie Home Companion is heard by over 4.3 million listeners each week on over 500 public radio stations across the country. Read the full description. ________________________ How to Win This Audio CD 1. Send an email to newsletter@highbridgeaudio.com 2. Put […]

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From a shameless dog lover: Spend some pleasant moments listening to Songs of the Cat

December 16th, 2013 · No Comments · Uncategorized

I have been listening to the old scout since I was a boomer kid. Prairie Home has been a part of my life. Well, a big part of my radio listening life. In the early 1970’s I listened to the King Biscuit Flour Hour and National Lampoon’s short-lived radio program. Then a family member told […]

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The Unforgettable Tom Keith: Sound Effects Man

December 2nd, 2013 · No Comments · Uncategorized

With the second anniversary of Tom Keith’s unexpected passing retreating all too quietly as winter approaches, I’m reminded there’s one CD in our home that keeps both my eight year old son and my sixty-nine year old mother-in-law in stitches, consistently, and on any given listen. And by “in stitches” I mean unbridled laughter – […]

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A Moment of Silence on the Prairie

October 31st, 2011 · 1 Comment · Author/Narrator News, Hear It Here First

Sad news today: Tom Keith, longtime sound-effects wizard on A Prairie Home Companion, passed away suddenly on Sunday. In addition to his many years on PHC, Keith was co-host of The Morning Show on Minnesota Public Radio until his retirement from the show in 2008. A little of his work can be heard on this clip from […]

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Prairie Home Companion Celebrates Another Anniversary

July 6th, 2011 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News

  Today in 1974 the very first broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion was heard from the Janet Wallace Auditorium at Macalester College in Saint Paul. Admission was a whopping $1 for adults and $.50 for the kiddies. It’s still a great value now–but what a deal then! Since then, Garrison Keillor and the APHC team have gone on […]

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Keillor to retire in 2013

March 16th, 2011 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News

A Prairie Home Companion host Garrison Keillor has told the AARP Bulletin that he plans to retire in the spring of 2013, once he has found a host to replace him. Those are some big red tennis shoes for someone to fill!

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