National Association of Farm Broadcasting (author)
Format:
Directory
Publication Date:
2020
Published:
USA: National Association of Farm Broadcasting, Platte City, Missouri.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12128
Notes:
Printed directory via Jim Evans subscription. 100 pages., Annual membership directory. Contents include Broadcast Council of NAFB, Allied Industry Council, Non-Commercial Broadcast Council, Management and Sales Council, National Industry Sales Rep Firms, Students, Past Presidents, NAFB Hall of Farm, Farm Broadcaster of the Year, Emeritus, Honorary, and other sections.
2 pages., Posted online February 12, 2020., Brief news item announces that during December farm broadcaster Orion Samuelson (WGN Radio, Chicago, IL, and "This Week in Agri-Business" television program) marked his 45th year of doing a live year-end TV-radio interview with the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. It was conducted, as traditionally, in the office of the USDA Secretary in Washington, D.C.
Life and career of the third president of NAFB and "one of NAFB's legends who contributed much to farm broadcasting as a network broadcaster." His career also involved service as Chief of Radio and Television for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
2 pages., Via online from publisher., Farm broadcaster and general manager describes information challenges and how he is adjusting farm reporting activities during restrictions caused by the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D11964
Notes:
Online via AgriMarketing Weekly. 3 pages., Report of Orion Samuelson's decision to retire December 31 from WGN, Chicago, Illinois, with some 60 years of farm reporting experience and leadership.
Online from publication. 3 pages., Article features experiences and perspectives of crime novel writer Jeff Gould, a former reporter for the Linder Farm Network in Minnesota.
Via online issue. 3 pages., Features the career of a farm broadcaster who "worked on the bleeding edge during the early stages of the digital transition for radio and TV."
