It will also change the name of American Public Media’s current incarnation of the show, which Chris Thile, a songwriter and mandolinist, took over in October 2016, after Mr. Keillor stepped down. Newsletter Sign Up Continue reading the main story Please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. Sign Up You agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for The New York Times's products and services. He was credited with shaping the early profile of public radio. “‘Prairie Home Companion’ came on the scene just as public radio was trying to figure out what its identity was,” Ira Glass, the host of “This American Life,” told The New York Times last year.

Source: New York Times November 29, 2017 17:39 UTC