Often referred to as CBS News' poet-in-residence, the Emmy- and Peabody Award-winner also wrote and anchored "The Osgood File," his daily radio show that ran for more than four decades.
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The debates take place March 4-7 on CBC TV, CBC Radio and CBC Books. This year, the great Canadian book debate is looking for one book to carry us forward.