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

Farm broadcasting legend Orion Samuelson, long-time member of NAFB and retired Emeritus, passed away March 16, 2026, at the ...

Orion Samuelson at Wisconsin Farm Technology Days interviewing at the Wisconsin Cattlemen exhibit. Agriculture broadcasting ...

CHICAGO — Broadcasting legend and farmer advocate and friend Orion Samuelson died March 16, WGN Radio announced. He was 91.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

Orion Samuelson, a legendary farm broadcaster known for his iconic voice and ability to distill complex farm topics into relatable news for urban audiences, died Monday. He was just about two weeks ...

Farm broadcasting legend Orion Samuelson, a long-time NAFB member and retired emeritus, passed away on March 16, 2026, at the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Always a popular draw in Penfield, the refurbished 1939 Farmall F-20 rescued from Orion Samuelson's family farm is drawing ...

Orion Samuelson died Monday, WGN Radio announced. He brought agriculture to life through his decades of reports on WGN Radio ...

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 ...