Charles Osgood was named anchor of "CBS News Sunday Morning" in 1994, and hailed "one of the last great broadcast writers" by no less an authority than his predecessor on "Sunday Morning," Charles Kuralt. Additionally, Mr. Osgood serves as a CBS Radio correspondent, anchoring and writing "The Osgood File," which is broadcast daily on the CBS Radio Network. In 1997, "The Osgood File" received the "Connect America Recognition Award" from The Points of Light Foundation for its outstanding leadership in spreading messages of hope, affirmation and connection, as well as having earned him the "Washington Journalism Review's" Best in the Business Award as Best Radio Reporter five years in a row (1988-92). Osgood's previous assignments have included providing commentary for "CBS This Morning;" contributing regularly to "Up To The Minute" and "Sunday Morning;" co-anchoring the "CBS Morning News;" contributing to the "CBS Evening News with Dan Rather;" serving as a principal reporter for the CBS science broadcast, "Walter Cronkite's Universe;" and anchoring the "CBS Sunday Night News."

Other awards Osgood has received include induction into the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame (1990), the Marconi Radio Award (1993), the Lowell Thomas Electronic Journalism Award from the International Platform Association and the John Connor Humanitarian Service Award from Operation Smile (1995), the ASCAP President's Award for his outstanding coverage and support of music creators over the years (1996), and two George Foster Peabody Awards for "Newsmark," a weekly CBS Radio public affairs broadcast (1985-86).

Osgood is the author of four books: "Nothing Could Be Finer Than a Crisis That Is Minor in the Morning;" "There's Nothing I Wouldn't Do if You Would Be My POSSLQ;" "Osgood on Speaking: How to Think on Your Feet without Falling on Your Face;" and "The Osgood Files."

Thomas Friedman is the creator and executive producer of A Science Odyssey, as well as project director for its accompanying educational outreach program, one of the most extensive in PBS history. A veteran writer and producer of acclaimed documentaries that blend science and history, Mr. Friedman has most recently served as the writer and producer of Odyssey of Life, a three-part NOVA series on the cycle of life, for which he won the George Foster Peabody Award.

Friedman has served as executive producer and writer of the PBS series, "Skyscraper!;" senior producer of Columbus and the Age of Discovery," one of the most-watched documentary series in PBS history; executive-in-charge of "Discovering Psychology," a twenty-six-part educational telecourse which won the American Psychological Association's highest media award; and senior producer of "Enterprise," the Emmy Award-winning documentary series on business hosted by Eric Sevareid, for which he won the Amos Tuck-Champion Media Award for excellence in business and economic reporting.

Friedman has also served as the executive-in-charge and executive editor of "The Western Tradition," a fifty-two-part series on the history of Western Civilization in co-production with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the creator and writer of "Long Ago and Far Away," the beloved children's series of animation and drama, hosted by James Earl Jones.

In addition, he is the author of numerous magazine articles and two nonfiction books, including the bestselling "Life and Death on the Corporate Battlefield" (written with Paul Solman; published by Simon & Schuster).

Paula S. Apsell
Executive Producer, NOVA and Director of the WGBH Science Unit

Executive producer of NOVA since 1984, Paula Apsell has guided the venerable PBS science series from the era of limited channel choices into today's hypercompetitive world of mega-channels, CD-ROM, and the Internet. While strengthening NOVA's reputation as the best science series in broadcasting, she has diversified into other media -- including large format film, software, books, educational kits, and most recently, the World Wide Web, where the NOVA site and its NOVA/PBS Online Adventures consistently draw the attention of millions of Web users and accolades from the press. As executive producer of NOVA's Large Format Film Unit, Apsell oversaw the production of "To The Limit," which premiered to critical acclaim at IMAX/OMNIMAX theaters worldwide, "Stormchasers," and "Special Effects," a behind-the-scenes look at how effects are created for blockbuster movies, nominated for an Academy Award in 1996.

In 1994, Ms. Apsell was awarded the Bradford Washburn Award from the Museum of Science, Boston, for her "outstanding contribution toward public understanding and appreciation of science and the vital role it plays in our lives." Previous Washburn Award winners have included Jacques Cousteau and Walter Cronkite. In 1996, the Council of Scientific Society Presidents awarded its prestigious Carl Sagan award to NOVA and Ms. Apsell for increasing the public understanding of science. In the same year, NOVA was awarded the National Education Association Award for the Advancement of Learning through Broadcasting, and an Emmy for "Secret of the Wild Child." Last year Apsell guided NOVA to some of the most prestigious awards in broadcasting, including an Emmy Award for "Siamese Twins," an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award for "Plague Fighters," and a George Foster Peabody Award for "Odyssey of Life."

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