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Orion Samuelson, WGN Radio and Television agricultural broadcaster

He started the U.S. Farm Report, which is still on the air today over RFD-TV and dozens of local affiliates. RIP and welcome to Heaven, Mr. Samuelson, where the alfalfa fields never deal with drought, the cattle graze peacefully, and the angels sing. :cry:
 
RIP. One of my family members got to spend time with him during an agriculture focused dinner at the White House with President and Mrs. Nixon. Orion mentions it in this interview and wrote about it in his autobiography. Another relative was on his WGN radio show in the 80’s. They both said he was a very nice guy and a great interviewer.
 
crainbebo said:
He started the U.S. Farm Report, which is still on the air today over RFD-TV and dozens of local affiliates. RIP and welcome to Heaven, Mr. Samuelson, where the alfalfa fields never deal with drought, the cattle graze peacefully, and the angels sing. :cry:
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One of my co-workers at a TV station in Indiana went to work as a reporter for U.S. Farm Report in the 90s.
 
Taping the satellite feed? Must have been fun scanning the skies for the feeds...and especially with game shows, knowing that you were 2-3 days ahead of the average 70-year-old Betty playing along at home.
Or did US Farm Report get sent to you on a 1" videotape?
 
crainbebo said:
Taping the satellite feed? Must have been fun scanning the skies for the feeds...and especially with game shows, knowing that you were 2-3 days ahead of the average 70-year-old Betty playing along at home.
Or did US Farm Report get sent to you on a 1" videotape?
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Satellite. Might have fed at 7pm Fridays. I think we aired it at 5am Sunday...might have been Saturday...been a while. :)
 


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