Charles Osgood

American radio and television commentator
Person human Q5081387
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Charles Osgood

Summary

Charles Osgood is a human[1]. Born in New York City[2], he… he was born on January 8, 1933[3]. He died in Saddle River[4]. He died on January 23, 2024[5]. He worked as a journalist[6] and news presenter[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (523 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Charles Osgood was born in New York City[2].
  • Charles Osgood died in Saddle River[4].
  • Charles Osgood was born on January 8, 1933[3].
  • Charles Osgood died on January 23, 2024[5].
  • Charles Osgood held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Charles Osgood's professions included journalist[6].
  • Charles Osgood worked as a news presenter[7].
  • Charles Osgood's education included a stint at Fordham University[10].
  • Charles Osgood was educated at St. Cecilia High School[11].
  • Charles Osgood received the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Morning Program[12].
  • Charles Osgood received the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism[13].
  • Charles Osgood is recorded as male[14].
  • Charles Osgood's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Charles Osgood's Commons category is recorded as Charles Osgood (1933–2024)[16].
  • The cause of death was dementia[17].
  • Charles Osgood's family name is recorded as Osgood[18].
  • Charles Osgood's family name is recorded as Wood[19].
  • Charles Osgood's given name is recorded as Charles[20].
  • Charles Osgood's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[21].
  • Charles Osgood's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Charles Osgood's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Charles Osgood Wood III'}[23].
  • Charles Osgood's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Charles Osgood'}[24].
  • Charles Osgood's different from is recorded as Charles E. Osgood[25].
  • Charles Osgood's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+5'}[26].
  • Charles Osgood's start of work period is recorded as 1952[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1933-01-08[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2024-01-23[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cee4bef6-69e3-4da3-bdd5-a01ca4e12ecb[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in New York City[2], Charles Osgood… he was born on January 8, 1933[3].

Education

Educated at Fordham University[10], a private university[33], in United States[34], founded in 1841[35], headquartered in New York City[36] and St. Cecilia High School[11], a high school[37], in United States[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[6] and news presenter[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Morning Program[12], a class of award[39], in United States[40] and Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism[13], an award[41], founded in 1984[42].

Death and Burial

Charles Osgood died on January 23, 2024[5]. He passed away in Saddle River[4]. The cause of death was dementia[17].

Why It Matters

Charles Osgood ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (523 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Charles Osgood born?

Charles Osgood's place of birth was New York City[2].

Where did Charles Osgood die?

Charles Osgood passed away in Saddle River[4].

What did Charles Osgood do for work?

Charles Osgood worked as journalist[6] and news presenter[7].

Where did Charles Osgood go to school?

Charles Osgood was educated at Fordham University[10] and St. Cecilia High School[11].

What awards did Charles Osgood receive?

Honors received include Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Morning Program[12] and Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . cronkite.asu.edu. Retrieved . cronkite.asu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . cbsnews.com. Retrieved . cbsnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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