A Prairie Home Companion commercial radio : words from our so-called sponsors.

Format:

Audio disc

Title:

A Prairie Home Companion commercial radio : words from our so-called sponsors.

Other title(s):

Commercial radio : words from our so-called sponsors

ISBN:

9781565118966

Publication Information:

St. Paul, Minn. : HighBridge, 2004.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc (60 min.) ; 4 3/4 in.

General Note:

Recorded from live broadcasts produced for Minnesota Public Radio 1997-2004.

Contents:

Guy's success -- Lutheran Air -- Catchup Advisory Board -- American Plumbing foundation -- Professional Association of English Majors -- Beebopareebop Rhubarb Pie -- Frisco Town -- Fred Farrell animal Calls -- American Duct Tape Council -- The Caf ̌Boeuf -- Earl's Academy of Accents -- Monback Brothers Trash Hauling -- Powermilk Biscuits -- Minnesota Diminishment Clinic -- Lundberg Counseling Agency -- Genetic engineering --- American Pharmaceuticals -- Berth's Kitty Boutique -- Virtual Fishing -- American Hunting Association -- Swanson's Self-Storage -- The Hotel Minnesota -- Coffee.

Summary:

A Prairie Home Companion presents a collection of hilarious fake commercial spots from their celebrated radio show.

Subject(s):

Radio advertising -- Humor.

American wit and humor.

Genre:

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Added Uniform Title:

Prairie home companion (Radio program)

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Library	Call Number	Status
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Summary

A word or thirty from the sponsors of public radio's enduring Saturday-evening staple, Commercial Radio features the best bits (and questionable marketing strategies) of many Lake Wobegon establishments. In addition to missives from longtime supporters such as the Catchup Advisory Board and the American Duct Tape Council, special messages from the Minnesota Diminishment Clinic, the Professional Association of English Majors, and many others peddle unique wares and unexpected services. Combining catchy slogans, memorable jingles, sometimes-seamless segues to product promotions, and the spirited aural antics of Tom Keith, this first-ever collection of sponsor ads is a true treat for aficionados of A Prairie Home Companion , which attracts more than three million listeners every week. All tracks are recorded from live broadcasts.

Author Notes

Humorist Garrison Keillor was born Gary Edward Keillor in Anoka, Minnesota on August 7, 1942. He began using the pen name Garrison at the age of thirteen. He received a B.A. from the University of Minnesota in 1966 and paid for his tuition by working at the campus radio station.

In 1974, he wrote an essay for the New Yorker about the Grand Ole Opry, which led to his live radio program, A Prairie Home Companion. Stories from Prairie Home were collected and published, but his debut as a novelist was in 1985 with Lake Wobegon Days. His other novels include WLT: A Radio Romance, The Book of Guys, Wobegon Boy, Me by Jimmy (Big Boy) Valente, and Good Poems, American Places.

He has also written the children's books Cat, You Better Come Home, The Old Man Who Loved Cheese, and The Sandy Bottom Orchestra. He won a Grammy Award for his recording of Lake Wobegon Days and was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 1994. Keillor received a National Humanities Medal from the National Endowment for the Humanities in 1999. In September 2007, Keillor was awarded the John Steinbeck Award.

(Bowker Author Biography)