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A Prairie Home Companion has been on the radio since 1974 and this week we're marking that anniversary. 

 Friday at Macalaster College where it began. 

One of the show's regular guests, pianist Butch Thompson, has been there since the second broadcast. He joined The Daily Circuit to talk about how an old-style variety show has thrived for so long.

Thompson remembered the "loose and casual" style of the show those first years and how the team pulled it off:

Pianist Butch Thompson on "loose and casual" days of Prairie Home by MPR News

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One of the show's regular guests, pianist Butch Thompson, has been there since the second broadcast.

Pianist Butch Thompson on 40 years of Prairie Home

Butch Thompson on A Prairie Home Companion

Courtesy Butch Thompson

A Prairie Home Companion has been on the radio since 1974 and this week we're marking that anniversary. Pianist Butch Thompson joined us to talk about his favorite memories. Full interview: http://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/07/02/daily-circuit-butch-thompson

Pianist Butch Thompson looks back on 40 years of Prairie Home

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