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Public and Noncommercial This is more of a category than a format. Organizations The Corporation for Public Broadcasting. CPB A government funding agency for public broadcasting. CPB cultivates and funds these programs and seeks ways to use them to serve communities better. Social Sharing. Out In The Open Is it okay to publicly support accused men? More from this episode Out in the Open.

Out in the Open. Although Keillor, 74, is gone, Prairie Home rolls on. Thile pronounced THEE-lee made his first appearance as a year-old bluegrass prodigy in and has guested many times since as a solo artist or with his bands Nickel Creek and Punch Brothers.

Last year, the founder, who is still credited as a producer of the show, appointed Thile as his successor. The singer made his debut as permanent host last month with a show that featured musical guests Jack White and Lake Street Dive, and comedian Maeve Higgins.

He has done two more performances since at the home base in the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn. On Nov. The guest list reflects the balance of music and spoken word that the amiable and inquisitive Thile is after, with ace Americana songwriter Jason Isbell, Beninese singer Angelique Kidjo, and former American poet laureate Billy Collins. The show will do other on-the-road dates through February, including New York on Dec.

So, how does it feel to take over a much-beloved broadcast institution? The Trevor Noah to his Jon Stewart? They have an month-old son, Calvin. Thile sounds somewhat frazzled, though he was talking during his first week off between shows, but he says it like he means it. Al Franken should resign over allegations of sexual harassment. MPR also said the name of the show, produced and distributed nationwide by American Public Media, would be changed.

Keillor went on a city bus tour this summer, vowing it would be his last tour, but he continues on the road with solo shows. Two women have confirmed that the writer E. Jean Carroll told them in the s that she'd been sexually assaulted by Trump in the dressing room of a NYC department store.