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On Tuesday it was introduced that former CBS Information anchor Charles Osgood has died.
He was 91 years previous.
CBS Information reported that he died at his house in New Jersey, the place he tragically suffered from dementia.
Osgood hosted CBS Sunday morning for 22 years.
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A CBS Information legend
Osgood actually left a mark on CBS and in American journalism.
CBS Information reviews: “A gifted information author, poet and writer, Osgood spent 45 years at CBS Information earlier than retiring in September 2016. Osgood started anchoring “CBS Sunday Morning” in 1994. Throughout its participation within the present, it reached the very best rankings. ranges in three many years, incomes the Daytime Emmy 3 times as Excellent Morning Program.
The story continued:
“For years, folks – even family and friends – have requested me why I preserve doing this, given my age,” Osgood mentioned when he retired in 2016 on the age of 84. “It is simply a lot enjoyable doing it! Who would not wish to be the one to introduce these nice storytellers and the producers, writers and others who put this glorious present collectively.
Osgood mentioned on the time that it was “an ideal run…”
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‘He was distinctive in each sense’
Broadcasting legend Charles Kuralt referred to as Osgood “one of many final nice tv writers.”
Sunday morning govt producer Rand Morrison mentioned: “To say there isn’t any one like Charles Osgood is an understatement. He embodied the center and soul of ‘Sunday Morning.’ His signature bow tie, his poetry… his very presence was particular to the viewers and to these of us who labored with him.
“Actually, he was one in all a sort, in each method.”
Veteran broadcaster Jane Pauley, who succeeded Osgood as host of Sunday morning in 2016 mentioned: “Watching him work was a masterclass in communication. I nonetheless suppose to myself, ‘How would Charlie say it?’, as I attempt to seize the elusive heat and intelligence of his voice and supply. I anticipate I will preserve making an attempt.”
“He was among the finest TV stylists and one of many final,” Pauley mentioned.
RIP to an all-time nice.
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