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Radio News: MPR changes Prairie Home radio show name
Dec 18, 2017 10:50 pm
The "A Prairie Home Companion" radio show announced Dec. 16 that it changed its name to "Live From Here" after former host Garrison Keillor was forced off Minnesota Public Radio after a sexual misconduct accusation or two. Keillor retired as host of the radio show in 2016, after starting it in 1974. He was dismissed from MPR completely Nov. 29 after the radio network announced a single accusation; Keillor said later in the day, that he has to respect the privacy "of the two employees who made the allegations." No more allegations have surfaced since then. Chris Thile, who took over hosting the show after Keillor’s retirement, announced the name change during a live performance of the show from New York City.