Garrison Keillor and Minnesota Public Radio

On Nov. 29, 2017, Minnesota Public Radio announced it was severing its business ties with Garrison Keillor, creator of A Prairie Home Companion and The Writer’s Almanac. The company cited alleged “inappropriate behavior” with a female colleague as its reason. | How we covered this story

Investigation: For some who lived in it, Keillor's world wasn't funny
An investigation by MPR News has learned of a yearslong pattern of behavior that left several women who worked for Keillor feeling mistreated, sexualized or belittled.
For MPR and Keillor, ties bound became ties broken
Garrison Keillor and Minnesota Public Radio grew up and prospered together in a nearly 50-year relationship that propelled public radio across the nation. It unraveled Wednesday.
2 Garrison Keillor books set for release this fall
"The Lake Wobegon Virus," out Sept. 8, continues his "Lake Wobegon" series and ties it to the current pandemic. Memoir "That Time of Year" will be released two months later. In his memoir, Keillor will address the sexual harassment allegations that led to his being dropped by Minnesota Public Radio and The Washington Post.