On this day in 1942 ...
B) On Aug. 7, 1942, "A Prairie Home Companion" host Garrison Keillor was born in Anoka, Minn., the son of Grace and John Keillor, who was a carpenter and postal worker. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in English in 1966. While there, he began his broadcasting career on the student-operated radio station known today as Radio K.