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Richard Cohen, Journalist and Husband of Meredith Vieira, Dies at 76
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scrn loglineCelebrated journalist Richard Cohen, husband of former Today anchor Meredith Vieira, passes away at 76 after decades-long battle with MS and cancer.beat sheet- Cohen, who was diagnosed with MS at 25, refused to let his illness define him, saying 'I'm not going to make assumptions about wheelchairs and not being able to go up steps and not being able to work'.
- Vieira, who stuck by Cohen's side for 38 years of marriage, revealed she was unfazed by his MS diagnosis on their second date, stating 'It certainly wasn't enough to scare me off.'
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Richard Cohen, Journalist and Husband of Meredith Vieira, Dies at 76
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Etan Vlessing
scrn logline
Celebrated journalist Richard Cohen, husband of former Today anchor Meredith Vieira, passes away at 76 after decades-long battle with MS and cancer.
beat sheet
- Cohen, who was diagnosed with MS at 25, refused to let his illness define him, saying 'I'm not going to make assumptions about wheelchairs and not being able to go up steps and not being able to work'.
- Vieira, who stuck by Cohen's side for 38 years of marriage, revealed she was unfazed by his MS diagnosis on their second date, stating 'It certainly wasn't enough to scare me off.'
call sheet
Richard Cohen, Meredith Vieira, ABC News, CBS News, CNN, The New York Times