Raw audio of Orion Samuelson recording headlines for the “News or Ruse” segment on WGN Radio’s Roe Conn Show. (Thanks to producer Jeff Carlin for providing this ...

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 ...

Orion Samuelson, the longtime voice of farm reporting on WGN Radio, has died at the age of 91, ending a broadcasting career that spanned more than six decades. Samuelson died on March 16, 2026, at his ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. CHICAGO (NewsNation Now) — One of the most ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO — Chicago has lost a broadcasting legend. And farmers across America have lost an advocate and friend. Orion Samuelson ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Orion Samuelson died Monday, WGN Radio announced. He brought agriculture to life through his decades of reports on WGN Radio and ...

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 ...

After more than 50 years, WGN's weekday noon farm report, hosted Orion Samuelson and Max Armstrong, has been canceled. The decision was announced by station managers a week ago. Samuelson and ...

A tradition that is now a quarter-century old continued Friday when the WGN Radio Morning Show crew paid tribute to the former host: the late Bob Collins. Orion Samuelson, Spike O’Dell, John Williams, ...

Orion Samuelson died Monday, WGN Radio announced. He brought agriculture to life through his decades of reports on WGN Radio and television. Iran reacts to downed F-15 fighter jet Vanessa Trump shares ...