After a 60-year career, Chicago radio legend and National Radio Hall of Fame member Orion Samuelson is retiring at the end of 2020.
Born on a dairy farm in Wisconsin, Samuelson is best known for his daily business and agriculture reports on WGN Radio. Samuelson also emceed the National Barn Dance on WGN.
In 2003, Bob Sirott interviewed Samuelson on WTTW’s “The Friday Night Show” about his career. Watch the full interview above.
