Press Room

The A Prairie Home Companion Press Room provides information and resources to media professionals. For stories about the show and Garrison's endeavors, visit the Press Clippings page. On this page, you will find:

Media contact
A program overview
Press releases
Host bio
Host, performer, and guest photos
Program logos
Video promos

We encourage you to contact us with questions or comments about the program. A Prairie Home Companion is produced by Prairie Home Productions, and distributed by American Public Media.

Members of the media should contact:
David O'Neill
Marketing Director
(651) 999-1095; davido@prairiehome.us

Press Releases

Garrison Keillor's Common Good Books opens at Macalester (12/02/2011)

A Prairie Home Companion New Year's Lulu from Honolulu (10/12/2011)

Author Larry Millett In Conversation with Garrison Keillor, Monday, Nov. 7, at the Fitzgerald Theater (10/11/2011)

Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion at The Town Hall for Four Holiday-Season Shows (10/10/2011)

Actor/Author John Lithgow In Conversation with Garrison Keillor, Friday, October 21, at the Fitzgerald Theater (10/05/2011)

Tickets go on sale tomorrow for Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion at St. Olaf College's Skoglund Center Auditorium, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 (09/14/2011)

Garrison Keillor Talks with Actor/Author John Lithgow and Author/Historian Larry Millett (09/07/2011)

2011 - 2012 Season Will Take A Prairie Home Companion from Minnesota to the Big Apple, Colorado to Kentucky (09/06/2011)

A Prairie Home Companion Returns to the Minnesota State Fair on September 2nd (08/24/2011)

Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion "Summer Love" Tour Hits the Road August 12th (08/02/2011)

Author John Thorn talks baseball history with Garrison Keillor, at the Fitzgerald on March 29th (02/07/2011)

Garrison Keillor and the Prairie Home bunch throw a midwinter laugh-a-thon. (01/06/2011)

A Prairie Home Companion Kicks of 2011 With Five Fun-Packed Shows at St. Paul's Fitzgerald Theater (01/06/2011)

Garrison Keillor at Merkin Concert Hall for a Special Christmas Day Edition of A Prairie Home Companion (12/09/2010)

A Prairie Home Companion Heads North to Minnesota Cities Bemidji and Morris for Two February Broadcasts (12/08/2010)

A Prairie Home Companion Back Home in St. Paul for Five Winter Shows (11/15/2010)

Garrison Keillor welcomes Walter F. Mondale, former vice president and Minnesota state senator, to the stage of the historic Fitzgerald Theater (11/03/2010)

A Prairie Home Companion Is Cooking Up Plenty Of Excitement As It Kicks Off It's 37th Season (09/15/2010)

Garrison Keillor Announces A Prairie Home Companion's 2010 Talent Contest (02/24/2010)

A Prairie Home Companion Launches its 36th Season with Music, Mirth and Meatloaf (09/17/2009)

A Prairie Home Companion heads to Lake Wobegon for 35th Anniversary Celebration (06/19/2009)

Garrison Keillor returns to Los Angeles' Greek Theatre with a Star-Packed Prairie Home Companion (06/01/2009)

Garrison Keillor Takes A Prairie Home Companion to New York City for Five Shows (03/25/2009)

A Prairie Home Companion seeks original songs and poems for Valentine's Day broadcast (02/06/2009)

A Prairie Home Companion's "Home of the Heart" Rhubarb Tour Hits the road August 10th (05/06/2008)

A Prairie Home Companion Announces The Bed of Roses Love Sonnet Contest (03/17/2008)

A Prairie Home Companion Kicks off a New Season with a Talent-Packed Show and the Annual Street Dance (09/11/2007)

Hey, Talented Twentysomethings! A Prairie Home Companion is Looking for You! (02/19/2007)

Take "The News from Lake Wobegon" Wherever and Whenever You May Roam (02/12/2007)

Program Overview

A Prairie Home Companion started production in 1974. Live every Saturday night from 5—7 p.m. CT, A Prairie Home Companion features comedy sketches, music, and Garrison Keillor's signature monologue, "The News from Lake Wobegon."

Host Bio

Garrison Keillor, Host, Producer
Garrison Keillor is the host and writer of A Prairie Home Companion and The Writer's Almanac heard on public radio stations across the country and the author of more than a dozen books, including Lake Wobegon Days, The Book of Guys, Love Me and Homegrown Democrat. He was born in Anoka, MN, in 1942 and graduated from the University of Minnesota. He lives in St. Paul with his wife and daughter. He has two grandsons. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts & Letters and the Episcopal church.

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Host, Performer, and Guest Photos

A Prairie Home Companion Host Garrison Keillor

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APHC Host Garrison Keillor

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Garrison Keillor at the Fitzgerald Theater

A Prairie Home Companion Performers and Guests

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Garrison Keillor, Tim Russell, Sue Scott and Tom Keith

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Garrison Keillor, Tim Russell, Sue Scott and Fred Newman

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Sue Scott

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Tim Russell and Sue Scott

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Tom Keith

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Fred Newman

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Garrison Keillor and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band

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Rich Dworsky

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Pat Donohue

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Garrison Keillor and Heather Masse

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Heather Masse

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Garrison Keillor and Andra Suchy

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Garrison Keillor and Sara Watkins

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Sara Watkins

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