Charles Osgood, the genial radio and television commentator who anchored CBS Sunday Morning for more than two decades, died Tuesday. He was 91.
Osgood, who also was heard on the radio for more than 50 years with CBS’ The Osgood File, died at his home in New Jersey of dementia, the network announced.
The low-key Bronx native took over CBS’ Sunday program from Charles Kuralt in 1994 and retired in September 2016 as its longest-running host. After handing over the reins to Jane Pauley, he continued to broadcast The Osgood File and contribute stories to CBS News.
In December 2017, Osgood and Westwood One announced an extension to keep The Osgood File going, but he changed course just 15 days later.
“Although I was very much looking forward to continuing … unfortunately my health and doctors will now not allow it. So I will retire from The Osgood File and radio at the end of the year...
Osgood, who also was heard on the radio for more than 50 years with CBS’ The Osgood File, died at his home in New Jersey of dementia, the network announced.
The low-key Bronx native took over CBS’ Sunday program from Charles Kuralt in 1994 and retired in September 2016 as its longest-running host. After handing over the reins to Jane Pauley, he continued to broadcast The Osgood File and contribute stories to CBS News.
In December 2017, Osgood and Westwood One announced an extension to keep The Osgood File going, but he changed course just 15 days later.
“Although I was very much looking forward to continuing … unfortunately my health and doctors will now not allow it. So I will retire from The Osgood File and radio at the end of the year...
- 1/23/2024
- by Chris Koseluk
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
There’s a saying: “You get what you pay for.” Usually it refers to the quality of a product relative to its price, but in the context of the team assembled to defend former President Trump in his second impeachment trial, it could also be a broader comment on the properties of karma — if you believe in that stuff. Trump, infamous for stiffing almost anyone whose services he agrees to pay for — most recently, his personal lawyer Rudy Guiliani — was left with few options when it came time to pick...
- 2/10/2021
- by Tessa Stuart
- Rollingstone.com
It’s pretty common for politicians to win Grammys. That’s because the race for Best Spoken Word Album includes audio books, and recordings by government leaders tend to have the greatest sense of import. But it’s less common for a Us president and first lady to prevail. It looks like it might happen in 2020, though, as Michelle Obama appears likely to follow in Barack Obama‘s footsteps by taking home that prize.
Barack won his first Grammy in 2006 for “Dreams from My Father” when he was a Us senator. Then he won again in 2008 for “Audacity of Hope” a few months before he won the presidency. Now Michelle is nominated for the first time for her memoir “Becoming,” which was released in text and audio formats in November 2018.
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Barack won his first Grammy in 2006 for “Dreams from My Father” when he was a Us senator. Then he won again in 2008 for “Audacity of Hope” a few months before he won the presidency. Now Michelle is nominated for the first time for her memoir “Becoming,” which was released in text and audio formats in November 2018.
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- 12/23/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Once again, Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky is celebrating Festivus, the fictional non-commercial holiday popularized by TV’s Seinfeld and observed each year on Dec. 23. As required by tradition, Paul is doing an online “airing of grievances” about government waste.
Festivus, for the uninitated, is celebrated as a Christmas alternative. Created as part of the Seinfeld TV show by Frank Costanza (Jerry Stiller) as an answer to treacly holiday traditions, it features a Festivus pole without decorations, “Feats of Strength,” and a dinner, after which comes the annual “airing of grievances.”
The holiday was first featured in a 1997 Seinfeld episode titled The Strike, during which it was identified as “Festivus – a holiday for the rest of us.” The notion was quickly embraced by those non-traditionalists who shunned the commercial aspects of the formal Christmas holiday.
Senator Paul, one of the most unconventional Congressmen, quickly picked up on the theme,...
Festivus, for the uninitated, is celebrated as a Christmas alternative. Created as part of the Seinfeld TV show by Frank Costanza (Jerry Stiller) as an answer to treacly holiday traditions, it features a Festivus pole without decorations, “Feats of Strength,” and a dinner, after which comes the annual “airing of grievances.”
The holiday was first featured in a 1997 Seinfeld episode titled The Strike, during which it was identified as “Festivus – a holiday for the rest of us.” The notion was quickly embraced by those non-traditionalists who shunned the commercial aspects of the formal Christmas holiday.
Senator Paul, one of the most unconventional Congressmen, quickly picked up on the theme,...
- 12/23/2018
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
At the “Adam Ruins Everything Election Special” taping earlier this month in Los Angeles, even the warmup jokes had their eyes on politics. As standup comedian Jared Logan primed both the audience and the sound technicians for the ensuing show, he invited the audience to test laugh: “Imagine if Tim Kaine just told a joke.”
After 19 episodes of the truTV show already under their belts, Tuesday night’s special represents the most ambitious “Adam Ruins Everything” project yet: an hour-long examination (and in most cases, refutation) of some of the most commonly held refrains of this election cycle.
Read More: ‘Adam Ruins Everything’ With Research, and Adam Conover Likes It That Way
It’s the culmination of weeks of nationwide touring and refining, all done during the midst of production on this year’s batch of “Adam Ruins Everything” episodes, which have been airing since late August. Conover, along with...
After 19 episodes of the truTV show already under their belts, Tuesday night’s special represents the most ambitious “Adam Ruins Everything” project yet: an hour-long examination (and in most cases, refutation) of some of the most commonly held refrains of this election cycle.
Read More: ‘Adam Ruins Everything’ With Research, and Adam Conover Likes It That Way
It’s the culmination of weeks of nationwide touring and refining, all done during the midst of production on this year’s batch of “Adam Ruins Everything” episodes, which have been airing since late August. Conover, along with...
- 10/25/2016
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
CNN missed a golden opportunity by deciding not to sponsor the final Super Tuesday debate with the Gop Presidential candidates. It reportedly made that decision after being informed that both Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum had decided to withdraw from the debate, and Ron Paul was feeling iffy. After an unprecedented 20-plus debates already this election season, Santorum and Romney (who are friends offstage) had privately decided that the debate would serve only the purposes of Newt Gingrich.
That seems reasonable enough. But hold on a minute. What if CNN had announced it would hold the debate as scheduled, no matter what? If Romney and Santorum didn't want to come, so be it. You know Ron Paul would have been back in like a flash, because the debates have been invaluable to his underfunded campaign.
That would have left CNN with a Gop Presidential debate with two people on the...
That seems reasonable enough. But hold on a minute. What if CNN had announced it would hold the debate as scheduled, no matter what? If Romney and Santorum didn't want to come, so be it. You know Ron Paul would have been back in like a flash, because the debates have been invaluable to his underfunded campaign.
That would have left CNN with a Gop Presidential debate with two people on the...
- 3/4/2012
- by Roger Ebert
- blogs.suntimes.com/ebert
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