Cokie Roberts, Legendary Broadcast Journalist, Dies at 75 of Complications from Breast Cancer

Renowned broadcast journalist Cokie Roberts died Tuesday at the age of 75. According to the statement, Roberts died of complications from breast cancer. “We would like to thank the staff at the National Institutes of Health for their dedication, expertise, work and incredible care for Cokie during her illness,” her family said. Heidi Gutman/Walt Disney Television via Getty She went on to co-anchor ABC’s Sunday morning show,This Week, with Sam Donaldson, and was also a regular fill-in anchor for Ted Koppel onNightline.

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