One thing I’ve always found interesting about Osgood: the late Paul Harvey was excoriated by journalism purists for doing commercials on his radio broadcasts. A “journalist,” they argued, should never be a huckster for his sponsors.
Listen to one of Osgood’s radio segments. He endorses dozens of products every year, and collects healthy fees for reading those commercials. And the same guy touting products during the week is anchoring one of CBS’s flagship broadcasts every Sunday morning. And no one bats an eye.
Huh. I remember seeing videos of Mike Wallace doing cigarette commercials.