Charles Osgood
| Charles Osgood | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Charles Osgood Wood, III |
| Born |
January 8, 1933 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Show | The Osgood File |
| Network | CBS Radio News |
| Time slot | Varies |
| Country | United States |
| Spouse(s) | Jean Crafton |
| Children | 5 |
| Website | OsgoodFile |
Charles Osgood Wood, III (born January 8, 1933), known professionally as Charles Osgood, is an American radio and television commentator and writer. His daily program, The Osgood File, has been broadcast on the CBS Radio Network since 1971. Osgood is best known for being the host of CBS News Sunday Morning, a role he held for over 22 years from April 10, 1994 until September 25, 2016.
He is also known for being the voice of the narrator of Horton Hears a Who!, an animated film released in 2008, based on the book of the same name by Dr. Seuss. He published a memoir of his boyhood in 2004.
On August 28, 2016, Osgood formally announced his retirement from CBS News Sunday Morning, with his final appearance as host airing on September 25.
Osgood was born in the Bronx, New York City in 1933. As a child, he moved with his family to the Liberty Heights neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. He attended Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic school. His memoir about growing up in Baltimore during World War II is called Defending Baltimore Against Enemy Attack (2004) and he recounts his perspective from age nine.
Osgood graduated from Fordham University in 1954 with a bachelor of science degree in economics.
For the first dozen years of his career, except as noted below Osgood used his legal name professionally either as “Charles Wood” or as “Charles O. Wood.”
While attending Fordham, Osgood volunteered at the university's FM campus radio station, WFUV. He 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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