Cokie Roberts
American journalist (1943-2019)
Mary Martha Corinne Morrison Claiborne Roberts (née Boggs;[1] December 27, 1943 – September 17, 2019), known as Cokie Roberts, was an American journalist, political commentator and bestselling author.[2]
Cokie Roberts | |
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 Roberts at the LBJ Presidential Library in 2017 | |
| Born | Mary Martha Corinne Morrison Claiborne Roberts December 27, 1943 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | September 17, 2019 (aged 75) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | Wellesley College |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, author |
| Employer(s) | NPR, ABC, PBS |
| Known for | Journalist, author, pundit, television |
| Title | Contributing Senior News Analyst |
| Spouse | Steven V. Roberts (m. 1966) |
| Children | Rebecca Roberts Lee Roberts |
| Parent(s) | Hale Boggs Lindy Boggs |
| Relatives | Barbara Boggs Sigmund (Sister, deceased) Tommy Boggs (Brother, deceased) William C. C. Claiborne (ancestor) DeLesseps Story Morrison (second cousin, once removed) |
Her career as a political reporter and analyst included working for National Public Radio and ABC News. She also appeared on Morning Edition, The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour, World News Tonight, and This Week.
In 2002, Roberts was diagnosed with breast cancer.[3] She died from problems of the disease in Washington, D.C. on September 17, 2019 at the age of 75.[4]
References change
- ↑ Roberts, Cokie (1993-03-08). "Private Video". Charlie Rose (video interview). Interviewed by Charlie Rose. PBS. Archived from the original on 2014-07-20. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ↑ Cowles, Gregory (2015-04-24). "Inside the List". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ↑ Larry King Live (May 22, 2004). "Interviews With Cokie Roberts et al Archived 2019-10-15 at the Wayback Machine" (transcript). Retrieved on March 27, 2009. "No, no. My breast cancer is gone."
- ↑ Legendary journalist and political commentator Cokie Roberts dies at 75
Other websites change
- Roberts Appearances on C-SPAN
- Cokie Roberts Interview with Chris Matthews[permanent dead link], Plum TV
- Official biography – NPR
- Recent NPR stories by Cokie Roberts – NPR
- Video Interviews with Cokie Roberts – Charlie Rose
- Women of Influence – National Endowment for the Humanities
- 1994 Commencement Speech Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine – Wellesley College
- Oral History of the U.S. House of Representatives Archived 2012-12-11 at the Wayback Machine – Cokie Roberts gives a first-hand account of growing up in the capital.
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