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Garrison Keillor          

Host of the Minnesota Public Radio Show "A Prairie Home Companion"

In 1969, Garrison Keillor hosted a radio program on Minnesota Public Radio, which he later transformed into the weekly live variety program called "A Prairie Home Companion." The program features celebrity guests, skits, songs and fake commercials. Though the radio personality and writer is best known for his work on his radio variety show, he is also known for his books and work for The New Yorker.

A popular part of "A Prairie Home Companion" is Keillor's weekly monologue set in the quiet, fictional Minnesota town of Lake Wobegon, "where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average." With its offbeat mix of humor, heart and song, the radio show has developed a substantial following with more than 4 million people a week tuning in. Keillor also turned the show into a major motion picture directed by the late, legendary Robert Altman. In addition to writing the screenplay, he also appeared in the film alongside the likes of Meryl Streep, Lindsay Lohan and Kevin Kline.

Keillor is a well-regarded writer. His books include "Happy To Be Here," the best-selling "Lake Wobegon Days," "Leaving Home," "We Are Still Married" and "WLT: A Radio Romance." He had two works of fiction published: "Pontoon: a Lake Wobegon Novel" and the children's book "Daddy's Girl."

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