See You on the Radio

by Charles Osgood

Witty, wise, rueful commentaries from one of broadcasting's funniest, most stylish writers and newsmen. Charles Osgood is one of the best writers in America today, any form or medium, says Dan Rather, and Jim Lehrer concurs, He is a special mind and voice in a business where his kind is rare--and cherished. No one writes quite the way he does--the offbeat stories that make listeners stop and pay attention; the commentaries in which he shares his sense of wonder, dismay, or amusement; the well-spun tales of irony that often burst forth into wordplay or even poetry. See You on the Radio gathers together over one hundred essays on everything from potholes, perfumes, felons and freeloaders (Credit card customers paying on time! Taking bread from the tables of the moneylenders!); to psychopaths and politicians (more alike than you think); to earthquakes, animal heirs, and the advancement of science. In all, it is further evidence of why, in the words of Walter Cronkite, Charles Osgood is one of the greatest talents in broadcasting today.

Genres: Humor

1 pages, Audio CD

First published September 1, 1999

About the author

Charles Osgood (born Charles Osgood Wood, III on January 8, 1933) is a radio and television commentator in the United States. His daily program, The Osgood File, has been broadcast on the CBS Radio Network since 1971. Osgood hosts CBS News Sunday Morning. He is also known for being the voice of the narrator of Horton Hears a Who!, an animated film released in 2008, based on the book of the same name by Dr. Seuss.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[M.M. Hudson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Every generation has had their "technology". It began with word of mouth to stick draw pictures, all the way up to now, the smart phone. Charles Osgood was in the radio/TV era. I am not THAT old but I do remember hearing him and Paul Harvey. Charles Osgood's nitch was the "Osgood Files" and this is a collection of those files, along with his poetry mixed in and a smattering of commentary for each.

Some of the "files" are humorous and certainly speak about what was happening in that time. Some of them have spilled over into this century. I have to shake my head at those as some things never change.

His radio era was a time when you could "see" things but it was all in your mind. However, Charles Osgood was so good, the pictures in your mind where clear and you knew what he was talking about. He did not leave a stone unturned. His era is sadly gone now with the new techno but his book and antidotes will live on.

Thank you, Charles!

Disclosure: I own a copy of this book. This review is 100% my own opinions and may differ from yours. ~Michelle aka Naila Moon

[Quinn Lavender · Rating 3 out of 5]

Seems kind of cheap...this is just a collection of Osgood's radio vignettes from over the years. Kind of like a sit-com "clip show."

Still, many of the stories are interesting and heart-warming.

[Milt · Rating 4 out of 5]

RIP read. tuned in

[Douglas · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a collections of Charles Osgood's stories from the off beaten path. He takes up where Paul Harvey left off. However Osgood has fewer personal remarks than Harvey and other such reporters. He also mixes in his original poetry.

[Matt]

Some interesting anecdotes from a radio man. Mostly seemed outdated, though it's only a decade old or so. Still, a fun easy read.

[Don · Rating 4 out of 5]

imagination of radio, depression and low cholesterol, natural disasters and folly of man.

[April · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice to hear some funny stories.