Longtime host of public radio's 'A Prairie Home Companion,' Garrison Keillor is talking about retiring, The New York Times reports. Keillor has hosted of the weekly radio show, which features music and humorous observations of life in fictional town Lake Wobegon, since he created it in 1974.

In an interview with The Bulletin, a publication of AARP, Keillor revealed he was planning on stepping down in two years. He confirmed his retirement plans in an interview with The Associated Press, saying that he would be turning 70 in 2013 "and that seems like a nice round number."

"The reason to retire is to try to avoid embarrassment; you ought to do it before people are dropping big hints. You want to be the first to come up with the idea. You don't want to wait until you trip and fall off the stage," Keillor explained.

The host shared more of his thoughts on retirement to AARP: "When I was younger, I was all in favor of it, and now that I'm at that age, I'm not sure." He added, "I sure don't want to make a fool of myself and be singing romantic duets with 25-year-old women when I'm 75. But on the other hand, it's so much fun. And in radio, the lighting is right."