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Osgood, Charles was born on January 8, 1933 in New York City. Son of Charles Osgood and Mary F. (Wilson) Wood.
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Witty, wise, rueful commentaries from one of broadcasting's funniest, most stylish writers and newsmen. "Charles Osgood is one of the best writers in America today, any form or medium," says Dan Rather, and Jim Lehrer concurs, "He is a special mind and voice in a business where his kind is rare--and cherished." At least twelve million people listen to Osgood every day on CBS radio, and millions more watch him on CBS News Sunday Morning. All of them would agree that no one writes quite the way he does--the offbeat stories that make listeners stop and pay attention; the commentaries in which he shares his sense of wonder, dismay, or amusement; the well-spun tales of irony that often burst forth into wordplay or even poetry. See You on the Radio gathers together the best of Osgood's work from the last eight years, over one hundred essays on everything from potholes, perfumes, felons and "freeloaders" ("Credit card customers paying on time! Taking bread from the tables of the moneylenders!"); to psychopaths and politicians (more alike than you think); to earthquakes, animal heirs, and the advancement of science ("Osgood's First Law: Just because something is obvious doesn't necessarily mean that science isn't going to discover it tomorrow") Here you'll also find out about what happened to the salesman in New Hampshire who went to jail for not having cancer, and the prisoner who attempted a jailbreak...with a yellow felt-tip pen. In all, it is a book of pure delight, further evidence of why, in the words of Walter Cronkite, Charles Osgood "is one of the greatest talents in broadcasting today."
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(Witty, wise, rueful commentaries from one of broadcasting...)
Witty, wise, rueful commentaries from one of broadcasting's funniest, most stylish writers and newsmen. "Charles Osgood is one of the best writers in America today, any form or medium," says Dan Rather, and Jim Lehrer concurs, "He is a special mind and voice in a business where his kind is rare--and cherished." At least twelve million people listen to Osgood every day on CBS radio, and millions more watch him on CBS News Sunday Morning. All of them would agree that no one writes quite the way he does--the offbeat stories that make listeners stop and pay attention; the commentaries in which he shares his sense of wonder, dismay, or amusement; the well-spun tales of irony that often burst forth into wordplay or even poetry. See You on the Radio gathers together the best of Osgood's work from the last eight years, over one hundred essays on everything from potholes, perfumes, felons and "freeloaders" ("Credit card customers paying on time!! Taking bread from the tables of the moneylenders!"); to psychopaths and politicians (more alike than you think); to earthquakes, animal heirs, and the advancement of science ("Osgood's First Law: Just because something is obvious doesn't necessarily mean that science isn't going to discover it tomorrow") Here you'll also find out about what happened to the salesman in New Hampshire who went to jail for not having cancer, and the prisoner who attempted a jailbreak...with a yellow felt-tip pen. In all, it is a book of pure delight, further evidence of why, in the words of Walter Cronkite, Charles Osgood "is one of the greatest talents in broadcasting today." --This text refers to the hardcover edition of this title
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(Witty, wise, rueful commentaries from one of broadcasting...)
Witty, wise, rueful commentaries from one of broadcasting's funniest, most stylish writers and newsmen. "Charles Osgood is one of the best writers in America today, any form or medium," says Dan Rather, and Jim Lehrer concurs, "He is a special mind and voice in a business where his kind is rare--and cherished." At least twelve million people listen to Osgood every day on CBS radio, and millions more watch him on CBS News Sunday Morning. All of them would agree that no one writes quite the way he does--the offbeat stories that make listeners stop and pay attention; the commentaries in which he shares his sense of wonder, dismay, or amusement; the well-spun tales of irony that often burst forth into wordplay or even poetry. See You on the Radio gathers together the best of Osgood's work from the last eight years, over one hundred essays on everything from potholes, perfumes, felons and "freeloaders" ("Credit card customers paying on time! Taking bread from the tables of the moneylenders!"); to psychopaths and politicians (more alike than you think); to earthquakes, animal heirs, and the advancement of science ("Osgood's First Law: Just because something is obvious doesn't necessarily mean that science isn't going to discover it tomorrow") Here you'll also find out about what happened to the salesman in New Hampshire who went to jail for not having cancer, and the prisoner who attempted a jailbreak...with a yellow felt-tip pen. In all, it is a book of pure delight, further evidence of why, in the words of Walter Cronkite, Charles Osgood "is one of the greatest talents in broadcasting today."
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Osgood, Charles was born on January 8, 1933 in New York City. Son of Charles Osgood and Mary F. (Wilson) Wood.
Bachelor of Science, Fordham University, 1954. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), St. Bonaventure University, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Fordham University.
Doctor of Laws, St. John's University.
Program director Station WGMS, Washington, 1955—1963. General manager Station WHCT, Hartford, Connecticut, 1963—1964. Reporter ABC Radio News, 1964—1967.
Anchorman Station WCBS, 1967—1971. Correspondent television and radio Columbia Broadcasting System, New York City, since 1971. Anchor Columbia Broadcasting System News Sunday Morning, since 1994.
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Member of American Federation of television and Radio Artists.
Married Jean Crafton, December 5, 1973. Children: Kathleen, Winston, Anne Elizabeth, Emily Jean, James Edward.