Broadcaster • Writer
With his omnipresent bow tie, Charles Osgood seemed a throw-back to bygone eras in broadcasting. Working concurrently in radio and TV, he perfected a style that was easy-going, almost lulling. As host of CBS News' "Sunday Morning" from 1994, and with his four-times daily radio commentary "The Osgood Files" as well a syndicated column distributed by Tribune Media, Osgood connected with a pulse in America that defied political designation.