Charles Osgood, longtime CBS news anchor, dies at 91

NEW YORK (TND) — Charles Osgood, who anchored "CBS Sunday Morning" for 22 years and was known as the lyrical newscaster, died Tuesday morning.

He was 91 years old.

"Our beloved former ‘Sunday Morning” host, colleague and friend, award-winning journalist Charles Osgood, has passed away at age 91,"CBS Sunday Morning noted in a post on X, which is the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. "During a career that spanned nearly 50 years, Osgood worked on virtually every broadcast within CBS News."

The post included a news segment that showcased "a look back at his storied career," as he was also the host of the long-running radio program “The Osgood File” and was referred to as CBS News’ poet-in-residence.

CBS reported that Osgood passed away at his home in New Jersey and that the cause was dementia, according to his family.

Osgood worked radio and television with equal facility. He often signed off by telling listeners: “I’ll see you on the radio.”

CBS described him as "a gifted news writer, poet and author." He worked at CBS News for 45 years before his retirement in 2016.

Jane Pauley followed Osgood as host of CBS Sunday Morning. CBS shared her sentiments about Osgood's influence on her through the years.

"Watching him at work was a masterclass in communicating. I'll still think to myself, 'How would Charlie say it?', trying to capture the elusive warmth and intelligence of his voice and delivery," Pauley said. "I expect I'll go on trying. He was one of the best broadcast stylists and one of the last. His style was so natural and unaffected it communicated his authenticity. He connected with people. Watching him on TV, or listening on the radio, as I did for years, was to feel like you knew him, and he knew you. He brought a unique sensibility, curiosity and his trademark whimsy to 'Sunday Morning,' and it endures."

CBS News said it will be airing a 90-minute broadcast honoring Osgood's life and career on Sunday at 9 a.m. ET.

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EDITOR'S NOTE: The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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