Orion Samuelson, the voice of agriculture on Chicago’s WGN Radio for more than six decades, has died at the age of 91. He is remembered for how the distinction that farming touches every life became ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and legendary farm broadcaster Orion Samuelson at the 2017 FFA National Conference. (USDA photo) The USDA has released the following: (Washington, D.C., ...

As a host at WGN in Chicago for 60 years, he shared news that was essential to farmers in a homespun style that appealed to listeners from the city. By Michael S. Rosenwald Orion Samuelson, the voice ...

It is with profound sadness that WGN Radio shares the news of the passing of agriculture and business reporter Orion Samuelson at age 91. Orion is a name synonymous with WGN, having spent over 60 ...

Max Armstrong joins Lisa Dent to remember WGN legend Orion Samuelson. Armstrong and Samuelson worked together at WGN Radio for decades. Armstrong talks about Samuelson’s legacy in promotion of the ...

He’ll celebrate his 72nd birthday in March, but Vernon County native and nationally known farm broadcaster Orion Samuelson has no plans to retire. “Not as long as I can talk,” Samuelson said last week ...

Orion Samuelson, the voice of agricultural news on WGN Radio in Chicago for 60 years, a position that made him a rock star at county fairs, someone presidential candidates wanted to meet and a leading ...