Longtime CBS host Charles Osgood dies at 91

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Longtime host of CBS News Sunday Morning Charles Osgood died of dementia Tuesday in his New Jersey home at 91, according to a report.

Born Charles Osgood Wood III in New York City, Osgood captured the admiration of his viewers throughout his nearly five decades at CBS until his retirement in 2016, reaching incredibly high ratings with Sunday Morning and capturing three Daytime Emmy Awards.

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