MINNEAPOLIS — Garrison Keillor, the former host of “A Prairie Home Companion,” said Wednesday he has been fired by Minnesota Public Radio over allegations of what the network called improper behaviour. Keillor told The Associated Press he was fired over “a story that I think is more interesting and more complicated than the version MPR heard.” Keillor didn’t detail the allegation to AP, but he told the Minneapolis Star Tribune he had put his hand on a woman’s bare back when trying to console her. I apologized,” Keillor told the newspaper in an email. And I cannot in conscience bring danger to a great organization I’ve worked hard for since 1969.”Keillor retired as host of the long-running public radio variety show in 2016. After Keillor retired, Keillor continued to work with MPR on other projects.

Source: National Post November 29, 2017 17:23 UTC