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Show Born Jan. 8, 1933. in New York, N.Y. Married to Jean Crafton, 1973-. Five children: Kathleen, 24; Winston, 23; Annie, 21; Emily, 19: and Jamie. 15. andtor those corny poems. Although he ‘oncedes that the rhymes are more an doggerel he frequently employs them to make a point on The OsgoodFile NE OF THE MOST enduring—and most endearing—people in broadcasting is Charles Osgood. When| went upto his er day, I asked how he managementat what was long leave me alone, and they do.” said Charlie. But that has always been his relationship with the owners, headded, recallingthenet work’s founder—the| -gendary, if distant, William S, Paley There wasthis big party Kay Graham[chairmanof the WashingtonPost Co.| and Newsweek put on over at Lincoln Center.” he said, “and I'm at thecoat rack whenPaley comes up behind me. andI hear this voice asking. ‘Where's the men’s room?" And [turn andsay, “Why. Mr. Paley...” And he looks at me and says. ‘Why, Mr. Oswald.’ And1 shook his handandsaid, “Yes, Eventhoughhe'd been work ing for Paley for man: ears, Osgood wasn’t about to correct him Inatelevision age. Charles Osgoodis a radio guy. The Osgood File, by var ious labels, has been onfor dec ades and airs 20 timesa week business news ouraged to eview mystery mystery stores’ said Charlie ~ Books: office at CBSthe othwas getting along with the new known as “the Tiffany network. “Mostly I just want them to s Sundaymorning TV show, with its longer form, p permits him to run longer pieces. “And Include reporter at ABC Radio News, 1964-67; anchor on WCBSNewsradio 88, 1967-71; The Osgood File, 1972Anchor on CBS Sunday Night News. 1981-87; co-anchor on CBS Morning News, 1992-94; host of CBS News Sunday Morning, 1994- over 400-plus U.S. radio sta tions, But in 1994 when Charles Kuralt decided to retire—suddenly there was an opening as anchor of CBS News Sunday Morning aTV HY EDDIE ADAME HAIR AND MARE. UP HY KIM WAYMAN \\. \ “See you on the radio” is one of Charles Osgood's cheerful sign-offs. But on most Sunday mornings we actually do get to see this delightful man on television. show that marks 20years on the air this month. “I had quit CBS News to devote full ime to radio,” Osgood told me, “be- Nothing Could Be Finer Than aCrisis cause I thoughtI wasbetter on That Is Minorin the radio. But it was too good an Morning, 1979 There's Nothing Opportunity to tum down.” That | Wouldn't Do He lives with his wife, Jean Hf You Would Be (an ex-reporter now studying My POSSLQ, 1981; Osgood on Speaking the classics at Charlie’s alma 1988; The Osgood mater, Fordham), andtheir five Files, 1991 children in nearby suburban Englewood, N.J. He drives in for the Sunday show, arriving about 7 a.m, But that’s like sleeping-in for Charlie, who gets up weekdays at 2:30 a.m “L used to come in Saturdays. too, to write,” said Osgood “But my wife put her foot down when I turned 65.” Aside from the camera, what's the difference for him between radio and TV? “The maindifference is radio ismuch more of an individual thing,” said Charlie. “Only a couple of people, Hardly anyoneto blame when things go wrong. In tele vision, so much depends on whatother people do. As for music, Osgood is avirtual one-man band. He plays piano andfive-string banjo and has, well, fiddled withthe fiddle, He even performed in concert with the Boston Pops, “I dida Stephen Foster medley on the banjo and variations on the song “Blue Moon’ on the piano.” he told me ‘Oh, and I sang.” Have they invited him back? “No,” said Mr Osgood, smiling and not at all feeling neglected, th PAGE 18 JANUARY 3, 1990 PARADE MAGAZINE |