Truly. If you haven't watched CBS News Sunday Morning, the wonderful "news" show hosted by the intelligent, down to earth Charles Osgood (Charles Kuralt was the original host for many years), you've really missed out on a wonderful and enlightening program. With stories ranging from arts and culture (present and ancient) to architecture, health care, and transportation, it's the back-story you won't get anywhere else.
This show is not a focus on attractive reporters as "stars." The true star of each story is the subject matter, whether it's the mechanics of the Eiffel Tower or the best shoe salesman in the U.S. or how soba noodles are made or the band Wilco. Yes, the staff of talented reporters presents the news, but they also open a window into some of the most interesting people and places you've never heard of...and some you have. There have been segments on the famed terracotta warriors discovered and now on display in China, on Pete Seeger's 90th birthday, and on living on a houseboat in Sausalito.
I don't get to watch the entire show since I'm often rushing off to church, but I do watch some segments most Sundays as I'm getting dressed. I always learn about someone, some place or something interesting.
What other television show would dare to close the program with a long segment showing bees buzzing around flowers in the garden at Biltmore or water tumbling over rocks with fish swimming in a stream -- no narration, just experiencing nature in all its glory. It's the closest way to enjoy the beauty of the natural world in the immediacy of your home -- this is what television was made for. It's a highlight of my Sunday!
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