A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American author and humorist Garrison Keillor suffered a minor stroke and is undergoing medical tests in Minnesota, hospital officials said on Wednesday. Keillor, 67, best known as the host of the radio show "A Prairie Home Companion" and author of the book "Lake Wobegon Days," said in a statement he drove himself to the hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Monday morning after "feeling ill." "I am in the hands of smart and compassionate people and plan to get out on Friday and get right back to work, record a new audiobook as planned, do some lecture engagements, a book ... Read Full Story

Humorist Garrison Keillor is set to host his first broadcast of "A Prairie Home Companion" since suffering a minor stroke nearly three weeks ago. Keillor is scheduled to launch a new season of his popular public radio show Saturday night from the Fitzgerald Theater in downtown St. Paul. Keillor, 67, suffered a mild stroke on Labor Day and spent four nights at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. He soon returned to work and said he had no plans to postpone the upcoming season of "Prairie Home." The season premiere will be followed by an annual meatloaf supper and free street dance featuring Keillor with ... Read Full Story

Humorist Garrison Keillor suffered a minor stroke and was recovering at a Mayo Clinic facility, a spokesman for the hospital said Wednesday. Keillor suffered the stroke Sunday morning and was admitted to Saint Marys Hospital at Mayo Clinic that night, said Karl Oestreich, a Mayo spokesman. "He is up and moving around, speaking sensibly, working at a laptop, and it's expected he'll be released on Friday," Oestreich said in a statement e-mailed to The Associated Press. "He plans to resume a normal schedule next week." A representative for Keillor didn't immediately comment. Keillor, 67, underwent surgery to repair a heart valve at the Mayo ... Read Full Story

Despite suffering a minor stroke last week, humorist Garrison Keillor says he has no plans to postpone the upcoming season of "A Prairie Home Companion." Keillor told The Associated Press late Wednesday that taking it easy makes him restless. The 67-year-old radio show host and best-selling author says he doesn't have hobbies, "so work is what I do." Keillor drove himself to a St. Paul hospital after feeling ill on Labor Day, then was taken by ambulance to the Mayo Clinic where he spent four nights. He was back at work Monday. His famous baritone voice unscathed, he said he's fine but feels like ... Read Full Story

Humorist and author Garrison Keillor writes that a minor stroke he suffered last week left him "essentially unscathed, though touched by mortality." Keillor drove himself to a St. Paul hospital after feeling ill, then was taken to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. He spent four nights at Saint Marys Hospital before being released last Friday. In a column for Salon.com, 67-year-old Keillor writes that when he left Saint Marys, "a neurologist shook my hand and said: 'I hope you know how lucky you are.'" The host of public radio's "A Prairie Home Companion" ends his column with a plea for national health reform. He's ... Read Full Story

Humorist Garrison Keillor has been released from Mayo Clinic's Saint Marys Hospital after suffering a minor stroke earlier in the week. Keillor spokesman David O'Neill released a brief statement Friday night saying Keillor left the Rochester hospital earlier in the evening. O'Neill said Keillor was on his way back to his St. Paul home "and is in great spirits." The 67-year-old Keillor had said he felt ill on Monday morning and drove himself to a St. Paul hospital, then was transferred to Mayo Clinic. Keillor said he still plans to start his new season of "A Prairie Home Companion" as scheduled in two weeks. ... Read Full Story

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