, the humorist and longtime host of on  public radio network , hung up his microphone this week. The final episode of Companion to be hosted by Keillor was recorded yesterday at the with 18,000 people in attendance. It was broadcast today. File photo of . Musician takes over as host in October. Thile is expected to keep the program's basic format intact while updating its content. Keillor began writing after deciding he wanted to play  , only to learn that he had a . "So instead of playing football, I wrote about football. No better thing for a kid, than to write about actual things that are happening before your eyes. [...] I was very, very lucky." His broadcasting career started after a speech coach suggested he could overcome his fear of performing in front of other people by taking off his glasses. "And when you learn that you don't have to be afraid of people you can't see, you've taken a step towards broadcasting, you see?"
, the humorist and longtime host of on US public radio network , hung up his microphone this week. The final episode of Companion to be hosted by Keillor was recorded yesterday at the with 18,000 people in attendance. It was broadcast today. File photo of . Musician takes over as host in October. Thile is expected to keep the program's basic format intact while updating its content. Keillor began writing after deciding he wanted to play football , only to learn that he had a . "So instead of playing football, I wrote about football. No better thing for a kid, than to write about actual things that are happening before your eyes. [...] I was very, very lucky." His broadcasting career started after a speech coach suggested he could overcome his fear of performing in front of other people by taking off his glasses. "And when you learn that you don't have to be afraid of people you can't see, you've taken a step towards broadcasting, you see?"
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