On December 10, 2019, Orion Samuelson (WGN Radio, Chicago, Illinois) marked his 45th year of doing a live year-end TV-radio interview with the Secretary of Agriculture in his office in Washington, D.C.
“It started in the mid-’70s on U.S. Farm Report when Earl Butz was Secretary, and this year it was with Sonny Perdue on This Week in Agri-Business. I will always remember Earl’s words to me when we finished the first interview: ‘Well, I just gave you enough material to last a year,’” Samuelson said. “I enjoy the opportunity to provide my listeners and viewers with some fascinating insights from agricultural leaders.”
Pictured during the December 10, 2019, interview are Samuelson (left) and Secretary Perdue.
