Your mother's maiden name is her last name before she married.Example.....Mary Sue Jones married and her name is now Mary Sue Smith, her maiden name is Jones.
Mandolin Virtuoso Chris Thile Takes Over As 'A Prairie Home Companion' Host11:00. Chris Thile at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn. Thile is replacing Garrison Keillor as host of A Prairie Home Companion after Keillor retired this summer. (Ann Heisenfelt/AP) When Garrison Keillor, the creator of the popular public radio program, A Prairie Home Companion, announced his retirement, some wondered whether the show could go on without him.
Co-Host of NPR's 'Car Talk' Dies at 77. Tom Magliozzi, one of the hosts of NPR's Car Talk, has died at 77 years old. The radio host, known for his booming laughter, died from complications from Alzheimer's disease, NPR reports. Magliozzi and his brother, Ray, became famous public radio personalities as Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers on the weekly show Car Talk, which went national in 1987.