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 ...

Click here to watch the Service in Loving Memory of Orion Samuelson at Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley, IL ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Agricultural reporter and WGN alum Max ...

I could bet the farm that “matchmaker and wedding reader” are not accolades you’d typically associate with Orion Samuelson.

Legendary agribusiness broadcaster Orion Samuelson celebrates 50 years on WGN Radio 9/26. In honor of this milestone, WGN Radio is presenting a one-hour special, “An Evening with Orion: Celebrating 50 ...

Orion Samuelson, the longtime voice of farm reporting on WGN Radio, has died at the age of 91, ending a broadcasting career ...

Orion Samuelson wasn’t my formal mentor, but he didn’t have to be. His work ethic spoke louder than any lesson plan ever ...

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 ...

During a recent trip to Nashville, I found myself thinking about the first time I landed at that very same airport. I was 19, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Segment 1: (At 0:00 ) Orion Samuelson, ...

Farm broadcaster Orion Samuelson will speak June 6 at the 16th annual Stockyard Collector's Auction planned June 6 and 7 at the Steeplegate Inn in Davenport. Area livestock families will discuss the ...