Posted on 11/29/2017 9:28:42 AM PST by rdl6989
Garrison Keillor, the former host of "A Prairie Home Companion," says he's been fired by Minnesota Public Radio over allegations of improper behavior.
Keillor told The Associated Press of his firing in an email. In a follow-up statement, he says he was fired over "a story that I think is more interesting and more complicated than the version MPR heard."
(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...
The lefties who were and are willing to scorch the earth in order to overthrow the election of Trump are finding their backsides rather crispy right about now.
“They” would not refer to it as horndog. They would say he is “passionate.”
Ha ha ha Ha.
STATEMENT FROM MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO REGARDING GARRISON KEILLOR AND A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION
NOVEMBER 29, 2017
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) is terminating its contracts with Garrison Keillor and his private media companies after recently learning of allegations of his inappropriate behavior with an individual who worked with him.
Last month, MPR was notified of the allegations which relate to Mr. Keillor’s conduct while he was responsible for the production of A Prairie Home Companion (APHC). MPR President Jon McTaggart immediately informed the MPR Board Chair, and a special Board committee was appointed to provide oversight and ongoing counsel. In addition, MPR retained an outside law firm to conduct an independent investigation of the allegations. Based on what we currently know, there are no similar allegations involving other staff. The attorney leading the independent investigation has been conducting interviews and reviewing documents, and the investigation is still ongoing. We encourage anyone with additional information to call our confidential hotline 1-877-767-7781.
MPR takes these allegations seriously and we are committed to maintaining a safe, respectful and supportive work environment for all employees and everyone associated with MPR. We want a workplace where anyone who experiences unwanted behavior feels comfortable in reporting concerns to MPR. Discrimination, harassment, retaliation or other inappropriate behaviors will not be tolerated.
MPR will end its business relationships with Mr. Keillor’s media companies effective immediately. By terminating the contracts, MPR and American Public Media (APM) will:
* end distribution and broadcast of The Writer’s Almanac and rebroadcasts of The Best of A Prairie Home Companion hosted by Garrison Keillor;
* change the name of APM’s weekly music and variety program hosted by Chris Thile; and,
* separate from the Pretty Good Goods online catalog and the PrairieHome.org website.
MPR and APM will work closely with public radio stations to help make the programming transitions as seamless as possible. “Garrison Keillor has been an important part of the growth and success of MPR, and all of us in the MPR community are saddened by these circumstances,” said Jon McTaggart, President of MPR. “While we appreciate the contributions Garrison has made to MPR and to all of public radio, we believe this decision is the right thing to do and is necessary to continue to earn the trust of our audiences, employees and supporters of our public service.” “Over the last several weeks, the special Board Committee has worked closely with MPR President Jon McTaggart and legal counsel to review the facts as we know them and carefully consider the implications of the various options,” said David Murphy, Chair of the MPR Board of Trustees. “The Board Committee concluded that terminating the Keillor relationships was the appropriate decision and the Board and Jon are aligned in this action. Fortunately, MPR is one of the strongest public broadcasting organizations in the country. We are confident MPR will continue to innovate with programming and content that ensures MPR will remain one of the most valued sources of news, information and entertainment for decades to come.”
Angie Andresen
Director, Communications and Member & Audience Services
American Public Media | Minnesota Public Radio
LOL....so, he even brags about it?
Quite an article, really more a fawning obituary for a moribund career than news. Not one mention of what actually got him fired, only how great he was. I’m sure they’d offer a Republican the same consideration. Sure they would.
GK would probably opt for ‘amorous.’
Interesting, thanks for posting that.
Best election ever!!!
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I completely agree.
I had never heard of the man until I was stationed in North Dakota. He was a staple up there and I thought he was benign until he said something nasty about conservatives. That was back in the late 1980s.
The press up in the Plains States and the Midwest idolized that man and it really went to his head. He thought he was "all that" yet he looks like a hideous chud.
Raw bits for Garrison.
I was friends with his brother Phil in college at the U of Minnesota years ago. He would often comment on his brother whom he said was “quite different”. Phil died a few years ago from a fall he took on a boating dock in Wisconsin.
Garrison grew up in the tight Plymouth Brethren churches that were small on love and big on rules. Phil and I grew up in the “loose” Brethren circles and there was a world of difference between the two.
From what I gathered, Garrison rebelled against the strictures of his parent’s church and the rest is history.
It's like those Advent calendars where you get a treat each day!
Oh, I marvel that that smug lib’ had it in him!
“Oh, my sweet, sweet...SOMEONE...comin’ through the door.
“It’s Saturday night. The time is right. Honey, who could ask for more???”
Bawaahaa!
Ha! There was a post earlier asking who we thought would be next to be outed.
My mind went to Keillor but I figured it was just wishful thinking and now it comes true, lol.
Keilor, Cthulhu, It was a pick'em for me.
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