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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 21—Always a popular draw in Penfield, the refurbished 1939 Farmall F-20 rescued from Orion Samuelson's family farm is drawing ...

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

Here’s a glimpse into the journey and life of service of Steve Hettinger, a Philo, Ill., farmer and 2026 Prairie Farmer ...

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

In the early 1990s, I ventured off on another hobby: my love of all things farm-related and antique power. This took me to the metropolis of Penfield in Champaign County. At that time, the I&I Antique ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...