A Rare Live Audience Public Radio Show

For my Media Writing class we had to select a radio show of interest to us and analyze it. In another one of my classes I was introduced to a genius radio show called "A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor." However this is not any old kind of radio show, but it's a radio show performed live to a live studio audience and broadcasted over the air. Back in the 50s and 60s radio shows with live audiences were popular, but with the invention of tv, this trend faded fast, but the art has not completely vanished yet. Radio before television had to of course be captivating and very descriptive so that people  could stir up images in their minds of whatever the radio host was broadcasting other than music, such as news or a bedtime story. With "A Prairie Home Companion," people may pay to see the cast perform the show live at a theatre. The show includes lots of real-life sound effects and is full of satirical humor. I personally love it! The show is a public radio broadcast in Minnesota. Today the show is heard by more than 4 million listeners each week on more than 600 public radio and abroad in places like Canada and Europe.
Here is a clip from one of their live shows in 2009 entitled "coffee." If you don't watch the entire thing you must fast-forward to the awesome song at the end--hilarious! The host has a very enticing voice and the cast is very talented. They can imitate different voices and sounds and sing!