Photo: #Public radio personality Tom Keith, who performed on A Prairie Home Companion and on Minnesota Public Radio for more than 25 years, died Oct. 30, 2011 in his home. He was 64.
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Public radio personality Tom Keith, who performed on A Prairie Home Companion and on Minnesota Public Radio for more than 25 years, died Oct. 30, 2011 in his home. He was 64. (MPR Photo)

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Fans of sound effects man and comic performer Tom Keith are mourning his death. Keith, a mainstay for years on Minnesota Public Radio, died Sunday. He was 64. Keith started out running the control board for Garrison Keillor's "Morning Show."

Here are some examples of Keith's impressive talents, starting with an appearance earlier this year doing sound effects on "A Prairie Home Companion."

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