New Host Needed: Be Prepared to Fill Big Shoes
NYT
Wanted: Host for a two-hour live public radio show Saturday nights, from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul. Qualifications: Brilliant writer; eclectic musical tastes with a fondness for traditional Protestant hymns and patriotic songs; knack for poking fun at Midwesterners without offending them. Ability to charm four million listeners unhappy to see the present occupant go a plus.
LISTENERS tuning in to “A Prairie Home Companion” on Jan. 15 got quite a surprise: instead of Garrison Keillor’s rumbling baritone on “Tishomingo Blues,” the familiar opening song, there was the clear, delicate voice of Sara Watkins, 29, the fiddle player and singer from the now-defunct newgrass trio Nickel Creek.
Billed as a guest host on a show that never uses them (reruns are broadcast when Mr. Keillor takes time off), Ms. Watkins was the first indication that the 68-year-old Mr. Keillor, who started the show in 1974, might be considering retirement — or worse.
“I was shocked,” said Mark Vogelzang, station manager of WBFO-FM in Buffalo and a longtime fan. “I thought maybe something had happened to Garrison; after all, it’s a live radio show on Saturday night.”
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no one has earned more money sucking the tit of the taxpayer than Garrison Keillor. Not even the Humphrey family can match the amount of wealth amassed at the hands of the taxpayers than Keillor.
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