Humorist Garrison Keillor to Give Keynote Address at NCEA 2010 Convention
Garrison Keillor, host of the long-running radio show A Prairie Home Companion, will give a keynote address at the 2010 NCEA convention on Wednesday, April 7 at 9 a.m. Keillor is known for the coupling of his shy, introspective persona with a sharp wit and keen sense of humor. His small-town wisdom and warm observations of everyday life have endeared him to millions in the US and around the world. Keillor is best known for his storytelling, and his weekly yarns about the fictional town of Lake Wobegone have been collected into several recordings. Keillor has put out a gospel album with the Hopeful Gospel Quartet and starred in a major motion picture, 2004’s A Prairie Home Companion. He is an internationally known speaker and a contributor to the New Yorker, the New York Times and The Atlantic Magazine.