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Jane Pauley to replace Charles Osgood on 'CBS Sunday Morning'

Gary Levin
USA TODAY
Jane Pauley is the new anchor of CBS Sunday Morning

Jane Pauley will succeed Charles Osgood as host of CBS Sunday Morning, the network revealed Sunday, at the end of Osgood's final broadcast of the venerable (and top-rated) Sunday news program.

Pauley, 65, will become only the third host in the show's history, following Osgood, 83, who's retiring after 22 years on the show (and 45 at CBS News) and will take over on Oct. 9.  She is best known to NBC viewers as the host of Today  from 1976 to 1989, alongside Tom Brokaw and Bryant Gumbel; an 11-year run as the original host of Dateline NBC, starting in 1992; and host of a short-lived daytime talk show in 2004.  She has been a contributor to and substitute host of Sunday Morning since 2014, and follows only Osgood and original anchor Charles Kuralt in the role.

"We first got to know Jane when we did a story about her,” said executive producer Rand Morrison. “Our viewers immediately responded by suggesting she belonged on Sunday Morning, permanently. And as is so often the case, they were right. She's a dedicated, experienced broadcast journalist.  But every bit as important, she's a delight to work with;  a worthy successor — and a perfect fit.”

On Osgood's final broadcast, Pauley told him she's "honored beyond words to follow in your footsteps," and mentioned that his signature bow tie will join the 60 Minutes stopwatch in the Smithsonian's permanent collection, "proof, as if anyone needed it, that you have made broadcast history."

Sunday's edition of the program, Osgood's last, offered an expanded tribute to the anchor and feature reporter, including clips from Today, Good Morning America and CBS This Morning anchors echoing Osgood's familiar sign-off: "See you on the radio." He'll continue daily commentary reports on CBS Radio.

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