Garrison Keillor
Gary Edward "Garrison" Keillor is an American author, singer, humorist, voice actor, and radio personality. He created the Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) show A Prairie Home Companion, which he hosted from 1974 to 2016. Keillor created the fictional Minnesota town Lake Wobegon, the setting of many of his books, including Lake Wobegon Days and Leaving Home: A Collection of Lake Wobegon Stories.
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- Born in
- Anoka
- Educated at
- University of MinnesotaAnoka High School
- Awards
- 🏆 National Humanities Medal🏆 Edward R. Murrow Award🏆 Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording🏆 Audie Award for Narration by the Author or Authors
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1942
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