Since Bob quoted the whole post, I'll indulge in a little update here: "Wits" was dropped a few months by American Public Media for reason of lack of stations, particularly in the major markets. It also seems that some stations have indicated to APM that they will not pay premium prices for a Kellior-less "PHC," but APM hasn't gotten to that point yet. And if stations drop "PHC," a prime candidate for replacement might be "Live Wire," the put-a-bird-on-it comedy-variety show from Portlandia hosted by former NPR reporter and "Wait, Wait..." panelist Luke Burbank whose home station is Oregon Public Broadcasting (but is not produced by OPB), which right now only boasts WBEZ Chicago as a Big 3 market station.
Mark Jeffries Saints Spotlight Editor [email protected] On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 8:34 AM, Bob Jersey <[email protected]> wrote: > > Mark Jeffries, back in June '15: >> >> The 72-year-old host and creator of public radio's "A Prairie Home >> Companion" says that the new season starting in the fall will be a >> transitional period as he turns the show over to bluegrass mandolinist >> Chris Thile of Nickel Creek, who filled in twice last year--by then, the >> show will lose most of its comedy segments and become primarily music, >> which will be interesting to see how it plays out, considering that folk >> music audiences are aging rapidly--will American Public Media be leaning on >> Kellior's Prairie Home Productions to make the guest lists more adult album >> alternative-friendly (like WFUV New York, KCRW LA, WXPN Philly, APM's the >> Current in the Twin Cities, etc., none of which carry the show [although >> the other two APM stations in the Twins do])?: >> >> >> http://www.berkshireeagle.com/local/ci_28387988/garrison-keillor-sees-transition-out-prairie-home-companion >> >> It's not that APM already has an alternative out there, with "Wits," a >> weekly mostly-improv comedy show that originates from St. Paul's Fitzgerald >> Theater (same theater where "Prairie Home" originates), which books AAA >> musical guests. It's on a respectable number of stations, but of the Big 3 >> markets it's only on APM-managed KPCC in LA. >> > > CNN's Poppy Harlow -- Minnesotan, as Garrison is -- chatted with him for > a Saturday show > <http://www.startribune.com/on-cnn-garrison-keillor-looks-ahead-to-retirement/364768491/> > (Minn. Star-Tribune link)... his Web-guy says he'll be hitting the road > between now and his reported final PHC... nearest stop to my area is > probably Newark, NJ... > > B > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
