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Charles Osgood to Retire From ''The Osgood File''
RADIO ONLINE | Saturday, December 23, 2017 |
Veteran broadcast journalist and radio icon Charles Osgood has announced he's retiring from "The Osgood File," due to health concerns. This year marks the 50th anniversary of "The Osgood File," and earlier this month he renewed his deal with syndicator Westwood One, which now confirms his exit. The program had been heard four times each weekday morning on hundreds of affiliates including WCBS-AM/New York, WBBM-AM/Chicago, KCBS-AM/San Francisco and WWJ-AM/Detroit.
Westwood One released the following message that Osgood sent to his affiliates: "Thanks to you, my valued affiliates, clients, and friends, I recently reached nearly fifty years of The Osgood File by announcing a renewal with Westwood One. Although I was very much looking forward to continuing to see you on the radio, 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 with great appreciation for all the success we've had together. I wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and the best of everything in 2018."
Osgood, 84, joined WCBS radio in New York in 1967 as a morning reporter and anchor after the station began its all-News format. He joined CBS News in 1971 and eventually became the anchor "CBS Sunday Morning," spanning 22 years, from 1994 until 2016.
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