Keillor: Minnesota Public Radio Did Not Fully Investigate Allegations

**Hold for Jeff Baenen story** Radio show host Garrison Keillor resumes work in his Prairie Home Productions office in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday, September 16, 2009. After suffering a mild stroke, Keillor is going a... **Hold for Jeff Baenen story** Radio show host Garrison Keillor resumes work in his Prairie Home Productions office in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday, September 16, 2009. After suffering a mild stroke, Keillor is going ahead with his popular "A Prairie Home Companion" season as planned. (AP Photo/Janet Hostetter) MORE LESS

Embattled former public radio host Garrison Keillor said he was not given a “full and fair” investigation before Minnesota Public Radio cut ties with him over allegations of sexual misconduct.

“I expect to deal with MPR soon to try to fix the enormous mistake they have made by not conducting a full and fair investigation,” Keillor told the Associated Press in an email.

Keillor claims he has been accused by one former colleague for inappropriately touching her bare back when consoling her and immediately apologized, but MPR’s top executive said the organization was aware of “multiple allegations” against the former host. MPR President Jon McTaggart denied Keillor’s claims that it didn’t fully vet the accusations.

In a statement, MPR said it properly reviewed the complaints from two people who said Keillor committed “multiple incidents of inappropriate behavior” and conducted a full investigation before deciding to fire Keillor on Nov. 30.

The attorney for the former host of largely popular radio show, “A Prairie Home Companion,” said he and Keillor were only aware of one allegation against him and said Keillor expects a “full restoration” of his reputation. 

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  1. RoY moOre waSnt givEn fuLL and Fair investigTION. Trump wasn’t. farenthold wAsnt. Frankenstein diD tho!

  2. Without a host of "1"s and "!"s I find your comment highly suspect. Has your account been hacked?

  3. Avatar for dave48 dave48 says:

    I hope he sues them for a very large sum and gets at least a few people at the top fired. This harassment hysteria must stop. We’ve created a standard where anyone who’s accused of touching a female anywhere on her body without asking at any time in the last 30 years is suddenly a sexual predator who must be fired immediately.

    How long before tapping a woman on her shoulder to get her attention is considered groping?

  4. Avatar for evan evan says:

    Comrade, in the United States, we only capitalize the first letter of a sentence. The only exception to that are names of places and people.

  5. Man, you must not have been here too long!
    Have at it, Eustace. But show a tad bit of mercy.

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