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Orion Samuelson

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Orion Samuelson
Rayuwa
Haihuwa 31 ga Maris, 1934
ƙasa Tarayyar Amurka
Mutuwa 16 ga Maris, 2026
Sana'a
Sana'a Mai shirin a gidan rediyo
Imani
Addini Lutheranism (en) Fassara

Orion Clifford Samuelson [1] / / ˈɔːriən / OR -ee-ən ; Maris 31, 1934 - Maris 16, 2026) ɗan jarida ne ɗan ƙasar Amurka wanda aka san shi da watsa shirye-shiryen noma da kuma iyawarsa na bayyana harkokin noma da samar da abinci ta hanyar da za a iya fahimta. [2] An shigar da shi cikin Gidan Rediyon Shahara a 2003. [3]

Rayuwar farko da aiki

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An haifi Samuelson a wata gonar kiwo kusa da Ontario, Wisconsin, a ranar 31 ga Maris, 1934. [3] Lokacin da yake girma a gonar, ana sa ran Samuelson zai karɓi ragamar kasuwancin iyali, amma cutar ƙafa (cutar Legg-Calvé-Perthes ) ya sa ba zai yiwu a yi aiki mai nauyi ba kuma ya bar shi ya kasa tafiya tsawon lokaci mai yawa a lokacin ƙuruciyarsa. [4] [1] Ya yi tunanin zama fasto na Lutheran kafin ya yanke shawarar yin watanni shida na makarantar rediyo a Cibiyar Harkokin Jiragen Sama ta Amurka da ke Minneapolis. [1] Aikinsa na farko ya kasance a Wisconsin, a WKLJ a Sparta (a matsayin mai wasan tsere na polka), [1] WHBY a Appleton, da WBAY-TV / AM a Green Bay .

An ji shi a rediyon WGN a Chicago tsawon shekaru sittin yana matsayin babban mai watsa shirye-shiryen noma na tashar daga 1960 zuwa 2020, [2] yana samun aikin bayan da magabacinsa Norm Kraft ya yi murabus ba zato ba tsammani daga aikinsa a rediyo . A watan Mayu na 1960, ɗaya daga cikin ayyukan farko da Samuelson ya yi wa WGN shine ya jagoranci National Barn Dance, wani shiri mai dogon lokaci da WGN ta samu lokacin da rediyon WLS ya daina hulɗa da mujallar Prairie Farmer . WLS ya koma "The Station With Personality" kuma ya fara buga wasan rock 'n' roll . Shekaru uku bayan ya yi aiki a WGN, Samuelson shine ma'aikacin da ya karanta labarin kisan gillar John F. Kennedy . Aikinsa ya sa ya ci abincin dare a Fadar White House kuma ya yi tafiya zuwa ƙasashe 43, [5] ciki har da Cuba, inda ya yi musabaha da Fidel Castro, Moscow inda ya haɗu da Mikhail Gorbachev, da Ingila don watsa shirye-shirye kai tsaye daga Royal Agricultural Show . Ya yi tafiya tare da Sakataren Noma da Firayim Ministan Indiya don ganin Taj Mahal . [4] Ya yi hira da/ko ya haɗu da kowane shugaban Amurka daga Dwight D. Eisenhower zuwa Donald Trump, [6] ciki har da John F. Kennedy (lokacin da yake Sanata), Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George HW Bush, George W. Bush, da Bill Clinton, [7] [6] da kuma, bayan ya shafe shekaru 20 yana aiki a Ofishin Oval, Harry S. Truman . [7] Ya ɗauki Reagan a matsayin Shugaban da ya fi so gabaɗaya saboda ƙwarewar magana da juna, da kuma Truman shugaban Democrat da ya fi so saboda jagorancin da ya nuna a shekarun bayan Yaƙin Duniya na Biyu. [1]

During the 1960s, Samuelson hosted an early-morning show on WGN-TV, Top 'O' the Morning, first with organist Harold Turner, then with Max Armstrong. From 1975 to 2005, Samuelson was the host of U.S. Farm Report, a weekly television newsmagazine dedicated to agriculture. U.S. Farm Report continued without Samuelson after his departure. Samuelson hosted a similar show, This Week in Agribusiness, along with his longtime collaborator Max Armstrong, until his retirement, and continued to make occasional commentaries on that show with Armstrong as host. Both shows aired on 190 Midwest stations[8] via first-run syndication.[3] He also served as the on-site host for RFD-TV's coverage of the Rose Parade.[1]

A fannin siyasa, Samuelson ɗan jam'iyyar Republican ne; ya goyi bayan samar da man fetur na ethanol daga masara, don taimakawa manoman Amurka. [9] A shekara ta 2004, Dennis Hastert ya tuntubi Samuelson game da tsayawa takara a kan Barack Obama a zaɓen Majalisar Dattawa ta Amurka na 2004 a Illinois ; duk da cewa Samuelson yana sha'awar shiga takarar, ya fuskanci matsin lamba saboda kamuwa da cutar makogwaro da likitoci da matarsa suka yi gargadin cewa zai yi ajalinsa idan ya yi ƙoƙarin yin kamfen. [10]

A ɓangaren da ba shi da sauƙi, Samuelson da wata ƙungiyar studio da aka yi wa lakabi da "Uff da Band" sun taɓa yin rikodin waƙoƙin Yogi Yorgesson masu daɗi " I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas " da "Yingle Bells". Samuelson ya riƙe wannan matsayi a masana'antar watsa labarai tsawon shekaru 60 a jere har zuwa 2020, [11] ya zo na biyu bayan mai gabatar da shirin Rediyon Los Angeles Dodgers Vin Scully .

A shekara ta 2001, an nada Samuelson a matsayin wanda ya lashe kyautar Kwalejin Lincoln ta Illinois kuma an ba shi Order of Lincoln - mafi girman kyautar da Jihar Illinois ta bayar. Jami'ar Illinois ta ba wa Samuelson digirin girmamawa na Likitancin Wasiku. An karrama shi a bikin baje kolin Wisconsin Corn/Soy Expo na 2010 a Wisconsin Dells . Samuelson ya sami wani zane na doki na Norway da aka sassaka musamman don tunawa da bikin daga shugabannin Ƙungiyar Manoman Masara ta Wisconsin, Ƙungiyar Soybean ta Wisconsin, Ƙungiyar Ayyukan Agri-Services ta Wisconsin, da Ƙungiyar Alade ta Wisconsin . A ranar 9 ga Disamba, 2010, an sanya wa Dr. sunan Orion Samuelson Way ta birnin Chicago. [12] A shekara ta 2014, an ba shi kyautar VERITAS ta American Agri-Women (AAW). [13]

Samuelson ya yi aiki a matsayin memba na kwamitin gudanarwa na Gidauniyar Jagorancin Noma ta Illinois (IALF) bayan ya taɓa yin aiki a matsayin shugaban kwamitin gudanarwa. Ya kuma yi aiki a Bennett Round Table na Gidauniyar Farm, kuma memba ne na kwamitin gudanarwa na Agriculture Future of America, kwamitin gudanarwa na Farm Safety 4 Just Kids, da kuma kwamitin gudanarwa na Bankin Albarkatun Abinci, kuma amintacce ne na Gidauniyar Cornerstone ta Lutheran Social Services ta Illinois, kuma memba ne na kwamitin amintattu na Majalisar 4-H ta Ƙasa.

A ranar 1 ga Nuwamba, 2012, Samuelson ya buga tarihin rayuwarsa mai suna You Can't Dream Big Enough ta hanyar Bantry Bay Media.

A shekarar 2014, ƙungiyar CME da kuma gidauniyar National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) sun sanar da wanda ya fara karɓar tallafin karatu na Orion Samuelson ($5,000) ga ɗalibi na farko a Jami'ar Illinois, Urbana-Champaign . An bayar da tallafin karatu ga ɗalibi na kwaleji da ke neman aiki a fannin sadarwa a fannin noma.

A ranar 23 ga Satumba, 2020, Samuelson ya sanar da yin ritaya daga WGN Radio. Yaɗa shirye-shiryensa na ƙarshe a WGN shine rahoton kasuwanci na tsakar rana a ranar 31 ga Disamba, 2020. [4] [14] Steve Alexander ya gaje shi a WGN [2] kuma Mike Pearson ya gaje shi a shirin This Week in Agribusiness .

Samuelson ya mutu a gidansa da ke Huntley, Illinois, a ranar 16 ga Maris, 2026, yana da shekaru 91. [15]

Kyaututtuka

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  • Zauren Shahararrun Rediyon Ƙasa, 2003 [3]
  • Kyautar Bajintar Ayyukan Gona ta Ofishin Gona na Amurka, 1998 [3]
  • Ƙungiyar Ƙasa ta Watsa Labarai ta Gonaki, 1999 [16]
  • Kyautar Tsoffin Dalibai na 4-H [3]
  • Oscar [3]
  • Norsk Høstfest Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame [17]
  • An naɗa Orion Samuelson a matsayin wanda ya lashe kyautar Kwalejin Lincoln ta Illinois kuma gwamnan Illinois ya ba shi Order of Lincoln (mafi girman girmamawa a jihar) a shekarar 2001 a fannin Sadarwa da Noma. [18]
  • Kyautar Matan Agri-Veritas ta Amurka, 2014 [19]
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  4. 1 2 3 "Legendary agribusiness broadcaster Orion Samuelson on 60 years". 19 December 2020.[permanent dead link]
  5. "You Can't Dream Big Enough".
  6. 1 2 "President Trump makes surprise phone call during Decatur Farm Progress Show". 30 August 2019.
  7. 1 2 "I'm a Lutheran: Orion Samuelson". 15 December 2017.
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  9. "News". Archived from the original on 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
  10. Bergmeier, Dave (2024-03-29). "Ag broadcasting giant Samuelson turns 90". High Plains Journal (in Turanci). Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  11. "WGN's Orion Samuelson to have heart surgery".
  12. "Orion Samuelson, Voice of Agriculture (The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry)". Archived from the original on 2006-11-29. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
  13. "American Agri-Women presents highest honor to Orion Samuelson" (DOC). American Agri-Women. December 9, 2014. Archived from the original on January 5, 2017.
  14. Feder, Robert. "Orion Samuelson to retire after 60 years at WGN Radio". www.robertfeder.com. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  15. Bradley, Ben (March 16, 2026). "Chicago broadcast legend Orion Samuelson dies at 91". WGN9. Archived from the original on March 17, 2026. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
  16. "NAFB Hall of Fame". nafb.com. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  17. "Hall of Fame (Norsk Høstfest)". Archived from the original on 2010-10-07. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
  18. "Laureates by Year - The Lincoln Academy of Illinois". The Lincoln Academy of Illinois (in Turanci). Archived from the original on 2018-11-18. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  19. "Directory 2016–2017: Veritas Awards" (PDF). AAW. p. 48. Retrieved 17 March 2026.