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 ...
With an authoritative and rich baritone voice, Orion Samuelson delivered critical information for farmers across the Midwest during a 60-year career as WGN-AM radio’s agribusiness reporter. With flair ...
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Orion Samuelson, 1934–2026
On the morning of Sept. 26, 1960, a 26-year-old man from the dairy farms of Wisconsin walked up North Michigan Avenue toward Tribune Tower in downtown Chicago. He was about to begin his first day at ...
Orion Samuelson, a radio journalist known around the country for his reports on the agricultural industry, died this week. Chicago's WGN Radio, where Samuelson was on the air for 60 years, announced ...
CHICAGO (NewsNation Now) — One of the most famous voices in radio will end a remarkable 60-year career later this month. WGN Radio’s Orion Samuelson has graced airwaves throughout the heartland — in ...
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 ...
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