Garrison Keillor’s Vermont Appearance Canceled After Public Outcry

After a public outcry, former host of A Prairie Home Companion Garrison Keillor’s appearance at the Vermont book festival has been canceled. 

Rick Kisonak, the Burlington Book Festival Founding Director confirmed the news to Vermont Public Radio that the Oct. 14 fundraising event would not take place after initially defending the event in a Facebook post on Sunday. 

https://www.facebook.com/BurlingtonBookFestival/posts/2241859845828706

Book festival organizers have faced a lot of backlash surrounding the appearance of the 76-year-old public radio personality that has been accused of sexual harassment. 

Just last November, the Minnesota Public Radio cut it’s ties with Keillor over the accusations although Keillor has continued to deny the allegations after an investigation found that many women who worked for him felt mistreated, sexualized and belittled. 

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In an email, Kisonak wrote, “the unexpected reaction on social media made it apparent some people viewed his booking as our condoning of sexual harassment — nothing could be further from the truth.”