Cokie Roberts
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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Born | Mary Martha Corinne Morrison Claiborne Roberts December 27, 1943 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
Died | September 17, 2019 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 75)
Nationality | United States |
Alma mater | Wellesley College |
Occupation | Journalist, author |
Employer | NPR, ABC, PBS |
Known for | Journalist, author, pundit, television |
Title | Contributing Senior News Analyst |
Spouse(s) | 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
- ↑ Roberts, Cokie. video interview with Charlie Rose. Private Video. 1993-03-08. Assessed on 2008-05-20.
- ↑ Cowles, Gregory (2015-04-24). "Inside the List" (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/03/books/review/inside-the-list.html. 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
- Roberts Appearances on C-SPAN
- Cokie Roberts Interview with Chris Matthews[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 – 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.