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- Birth nameCharles Osgood Wood III
- Charles Osgood was born on January 8, 1933 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Horton Hears a Who! (2008), CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979) and A Science Odyssey (1998). He was married to Jean Crafton and Theresa Audette. He died on January 23, 2024 in Saddle River, New Jersey, USA.
- SpousesJean Crafton(December 5, 1973 - January 23, 2024) (his death, 5 children)Theresa Audette(1956 - 1972) (divorced)
- ParentsCharles Osgood Wood Jr.Mary Frances Wilson
- His bowties.
- His calm-reasonable personality.
- The catchphrase - "See You On The Radio."
- As of 2009, he surpassed Charles Kuralt (who hosted from 1979 to his retirement in 1994) as the longest-serving host of CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979). At the time of Osgood's retirement in 2016, he had been hosting the show for 22 years (beginning 1994, and ending 2016).
- Owns a house in the south of France.
- Every summer, when Osgood was young, he and his sister both spent most of their times at their grandmother's house in Massachusetts.
- He announced his retirement as host of CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979), effective September, 2016. His last appearance as host on the show was September 25, 2016. In subsequent years, he did make a few short guest appearances on Sunday Morning as a musical guest, playing his signature grand piano, under his replacement as host, Jane Pauley.
- After his 22-year stint as host of CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979), he retired from hosting duties, full-time, in September 2016, at age 83.
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