NEW YORK — Charles Osgood, a five-time Emmy Award-winning ... the time has come.'' And then he sang a few wistful bars from a favorite folk song: ''So long, it's been good to know you.

Born in Amarillo, TX, October 1, 1926, to Charles E. Osgood and Mary Patterson Osgood, he graduated from Amarillo High School in 1944 and faithfully served in the US Navy during WWII. Shortly ...