Friends and colleagues remember Tom Keith
Over the past 48 hours remembrances and tributes to the beloved sound effects man of Prairie Home Companion have flooded the media, especially here at MPR. Simply put, the loss of Tom Keith (a.k.a. Jim Ed Poole) is beginning to really sink in.
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Tom Keith
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This morning it was announced Garrison Keillor and the folks at PHC will host a Tom Keith Tribute Performance on Saturday night, November 12 at the Fitzgerald Theater. Tickets will be free and available the night of show, with some space reserved for family and friends. The majority of the 1,000 seat theater will be available to the public at no charge. Doors will open at 4pm.
In the meantime, here are links to some of the most compelling remembrances:
Midday Broadcast: Gary Eichten talks with Keith's colleagues at PHC, including Garrison Keillor, and his longtime Morning Show co-host Dale Connelly. Among other things, they discuss the story behind the name "Jim Ed Poole."
Prairie Home Companion's tribute site has collected a wealth of information, tributes, interviews, images and more.
Dale Connelly's website includes a very loving remembrance to Tom, and lots of sweet comments from adoring fans.
Washington Post's obituary interviews his sister and writes a great deal about he found/created sounds.
News Cut: The Passing of Tom Keith includes a beautiful clip of Peter Ostroushko and audience singing "You Are My Sunshine" to Tom Keith and Dale Connelly on the last Morning Show broadcast.
Over the past 48 hours remembrances and tributes to the beloved sound effects man of Prairie Home Companion have flooded the media, especially here at MPR. Simply put, the loss of Tom Keith (a.k.a. Jim Ed Poole) is beginning to really sink in.
[image]
Tom Keith
Image courtesy Prairie Home Productions
This morning it was announced Garrison Keillor and the folks at PHC will host a Tom Keith Tribute Performance on Saturday night, November 12 at the Fitzgerald Theater. Tickets will be free and available the night of show, with some space reserved for family and friends. The majority of the 1,000 seat theater will be available to the public at no charge. Doors will open at 4pm.
In the meantime, here are links to some of the most compelling remembrances:
Midday Broadcast: Gary Eichten talks with Keith's colleagues at PHC, including Garrison Keillor, and his longtime Morning Show co-host Dale Connelly. Among other things, they discuss the story behind the name "Jim Ed Poole."
Prairie Home Companion's tribute site has collected a wealth of information, tributes, interviews, images and more.
Dale Connelly's website includes a very loving remembrance to Tom, and lots of sweet comments from adoring fans.
Washington Post's obituary interviews his sister and writes a great deal about he found/created sounds.
News Cut: The Passing of Tom Keith includes a beautiful clip of Peter Ostroushko and audience singing "You Are My Sunshine" to Tom Keith and Dale Connelly on the last Morning Show broadcast.