Charles Osgood Wood III was an American radio and television commentator, writer, and musician.
18 Facts About Charles Osgood
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Charles Osgood published a memoir of his boyhood in 2004.
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Charles Osgood was born in Manhattan, New York City, on January 8,1933.
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Charles Osgood attended St Cecilia High School in Englewood, New Jersey.
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Charles Osgood graduated from Fordham University in 1954 with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics.
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Charles Osgood often played piano between records on his shows and frequently collaborated with other students, including future actor Alan Alda and future producer and director Jack Haley, Jr.
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Immediately after graduating from Fordham University, Charles Osgood was hired as an announcer by WGMS and WGMS-FM, the classical music stations in Washington, DC.
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Charles Osgood was impressed with the fact I could pronounce Rimsky-Korsakov.
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Unemployed at age 30, Charles Osgood turned to one of his Fordham classmates, Frank McGuire, who directed program development at ABC in New York.
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In 1963, McGuire hired Charles Osgood to be one of the writers and hosts of Flair Reports, which related human interest stories on the ABC Radio Network.
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Charles Osgood moved over to CBS Radio in 1967 when it became clear, in his words, that he "wasn't going anywhere" at ABC.
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Charles Osgood worked as a reporter and anchor for WCBS.
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Charles Osgood anchored The Charles Osgood File on of Westwood One, a daily commentary morning show.
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Each three-minute Charles Osgood File focused on a single story, ranging from a breaking development of national importance to a whimsical human-interest vignette.
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Charles Osgood was a reporter, and served as anchor of the CBS Sunday Night News from 1981 to 1987, co-anchor of the weekday CBS Morning News and frequent news reader on CBS This Morning from 1987 to 1992, as well as occasional anchor of the CBS Afternoon News and the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather.
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On December 21,2017, it was announced Charles Osgood would retire from The Charles Osgood File due to health concerns, ending his broadcast career.
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In 1956, Charles Osgood wrote a three-act play called A Single Voice.
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Charles Osgood died from complications of dementia at his home in Saddle River, New Jersey, on January 23,2024, at age 91.