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Report: Orion Samuelson to Retire After 60 Years at WGN-AM

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https://news.****************/artic...-Samuelson-to-Retire-After-60-Years-at-WGN-AM

Wow that is a rare achievement for a person to be at 1 station for that long for 6 decades. Congrats.


Orion Samuelson, 86, will retire from WGN-AM/Chicago after 60 years with the Nexstar Media Group's News/Talk outlet, reports Chicago media columist Robert Feder. The hall of fame broadcaster and Chicago media icon says he'll end his run at the end of the year. "The Big O," as he's known, will continue to deliver five or six daily business reports for WGN until his exit.

"December 31st will be my last time on the air at WGN," Samuelson told Feder on Tuesday. "I don't know how many broadcasters have been around for 60 or more years, so I don't know if it's that much of a milestone."
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I'll miss the Big O. He was on the air when handed the bulletin that JFK was shot. That's longevity. He once was talked of as a potential Secretary of Agriculture. That's command of the subject.
Cool fact: Call Chicago's Agricultural Science High, and it's his voice on the automated phone system.
 
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