https://news.****************/articles/c41041/WGNs-Steve-Alexander-To-Take-Over-for-Orion-Samuelson
Congrats to Steve Alexander for taking over for the legend at WGN Radio.WGN Radio announced that reporter Steve Alexander will assume responsibilities from agribusiness broadcaster Orion Samuelson beginning in January. Samuelson retires on December 31 after marking more than 60 years with the station.
"In the past 60 years with Orion Samuelson at the helm, WGN has been committed to supporting, educating, and reporting agribusiness news to our listeners. That commitment continues because we are fortunate to have Steve Alexander take over for Orion," said WGN Radio Vice President and General Manager Mary Sandberg Boyle. "For more than a decade, Steve has been Orion's understudy and has an incredible depth of knowledge, ensuring our station's dedication to covering the world's largest industry: agriculture."
Since coming to WGN Radio in 2007, Steve Alexander has anchored newscasts, been a fill-in for Orion Samuelson and Max Armstrong, and produced and hosted "Farming America", a daily three-minute agriculture show.