[PAR] [TLE] A Prairie Home Companion [SEP] A Prairie Home Companion is a live weekly radio variety show hosted by musician and songwriter Chris Thile.  The program was created in 1974 by Garrison Keillor, who hosted it until 2016.  It airs on Saturdays from 5 to 7 p.m. Central Time, from the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota; it is also frequently heard on tours to New York City and other US cities.  The show is known for its musical guests, especially folk and traditional musicians, tongue-in-cheek radio drama, and relaxed humor.  Keillor's wry storytelling segment, "News from Lake Wobegon", was the show's best-known feature during his long tenure. [PAR] [TLE] Lake Wobegon [SEP] Lake Wobegon is a fictional town created by Garrison Keillor to provide the setting for the long-running radio broadcast, "Prairie Home Companion".  Lake Wobegon is also the setting for many of Keillor's stories and novels.  It is described as a small rural town in central Minnesota, and it is peopled with fictional characters and places, many that have become familiar to listeners of the broadcast.  The events and adventures of the imaginary townspeople provide the prolific Keillor with a wealth of stories, that are humorous and at times touching and thoughtful.
[PAR] [TLE] A Prairie Home Companion [ SEP ] A Prairie Home Companion is a live weekly radio variety show hosted by musician and songwriter Chris Thile . The program was created in 1974 by Garrison Keillor , who hosted it until 2016 . It airs on Saturdays from 5 to 7 p.m. Central Time , from the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul , Minnesota ; it is also frequently heard on tours to New York City and other US cities . The show is known for its musical guests , especially folk and traditional musicians , tongue - in - cheek radio drama , and relaxed humor . Keillor 's wry storytelling segment , " News from Lake Wobegon " , was the show 's best - known feature during his long tenure . [PAR] [TLE] Lake Wobegon [ SEP ] Lake Wobegon is a fictional town created by Garrison Keillor to provide the setting for the long - running radio broadcast , " Prairie Home Companion " . Lake Wobegon is also the setting for many of Keillor 's stories and novels . It is described as a small rural town in central Minnesota , and it is peopled with fictional characters and places , many that have become familiar to listeners of the broadcast . The events and adventures of the imaginary townspeople provide the prolific Keillor with a wealth of stories , that are humorous and at times touching and thoughtful .
Who was the creator of a fictional town setting for the program Prairie Home Companion created in 1974?
Who was the creator of a fictional town setting for the program Prairie Home Companion created in 1974 ?
Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor