U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for August 7

U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for August 7

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

   (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090226/CENSUSLOGO)    FRIDAY, AUGUST 7: GARRISON KEILLOR   

Profile America -- Friday, August 7th. Today is the birthday of one of the nation's premier humorists and storytellers, Garrison Keillor ("It's been a quiet week in Lake Wobegone, my home town out on the edge of the prairie"), his unmistakable voice, while never identified, is the backbone of the popular weekly radio show, A Prairie Home Companion. The show is a unique mix of music, skits, stories, fictitious commercials and satire. It first went on the air in 1974 and is carried nationally on public radio stations, usually originating from a different town each week before a live audience. Across the U.S., there are nearly 14,000 radio stations, one-out-of-five is noncommercial. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at www.census.gov.

Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2009, p.397; www.fcc.gov; Statistical Abstract of the United States 2009, t. 1090

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/ (look under the "Newsroom" button).

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CONTACT: Rick Reed of the U.S. Census Bureau, +1-301-763-2812, fax:
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