Prairie Homeboy Keillor Defends NPR

05/24/11 The Authors Guild was honoring NPR's Fresh Air interviewess Terry Gross with a prize--just after Ms. Gross's network had come under attack by a Republican House of Representatives, which threatened to cut NPR's funding. Garrison Keillor, Ms. Gross's fellow NPR contributor, wasn't overly concerned about the war over NPR. "It was a skirmish. There'll be a lot more of them after. People on the ...

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Garrison Keillor bringing public radio show to Alaska State Fair

06/04/11 PALMER, Alaska - Garrison Keillor is bringing his "A Prairie Home Companion" public radio show to the Alaska State Fair. Fair officials have announced the final performers for this year's fair, ...

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Folk label Red House signs ND native Andra Suchy

06/14/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. Red House Records has signed singer Andra Suchy (SOO'-kee) to its roster and added her to the lineup for a Minnesota summer music festival. Suchy is a North Dakota native who now lives in Minneapolis. She's a regular performer on Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion." Suchy is working on her second solo album, "Little Heart," for ...

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