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.
A Prairie Home Companion was originally a morning show, running from 6 to 9 a.m. on Minnesota Public Radio. After researching the Grand Ole Opry for an article, Keillor became interested in doing a variety show on the radio. On July 6, 1974, the first live broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion took place. That show was broadcast from St. Paul in the Janet Wallace Auditorium of Macalester College. Twelve audience members turned out, mostly children.