‘Osgood File’ Hits Half-Century Mark
• This year marks a major broadcast milestone for esteemed broadcast journalist and radio icon Charles Osgood — the 50th anniversary of his daily radio feature, The Osgood File. Fresh off his Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Osgood has inked an extension with his longtime syndicator, Westwood One to continue broadcasting The Osgood File.
“Charles Osgood is one of the most revered and adored icons in our industry, and since retiring from television in 2016, Westwood One is his exclusive broadcast home,” said Suzanne Grimes, EVP Corporate Marketing, Cumulus Media and President of Westwood One. “His massive appeal and ‘theater-of-the-mind’ storytelling style has engaged and entertained both listeners and advertisers for five decades! As one of his biggest fans, I’m thrilled to continue our partnership with Charles and consider him an invaluable member of the Westwood One family.”
Osgood said, “I’ve been broadcasting The Osgood File since 1967, and I’m delighted that Westwood One and I have agreed to keep our successful radio partnership going. It’s been great working with their skilled broadcast professionals in the past and the present. And will be, I’m happy to say, in the future. Thanks to them I’ll continue to ‘see you on the radio.'” Stations interested in airing The Osgood File can contact Jim Jones at 202-840-7933 or jimjones@westwoodone.com.
