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# Cokie Roberts, respected journalist, dies at 75
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/cokie-roberts-the-veteran-npr-and-abc-washington-journalist-died-tuesday/
- Published: 2019-09-17T17:35:57.000Z
- Updated: 2025-02-17T21:41:56.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: People, Media, #wp-upper-left-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:50

Cokie Roberts, the veteran NPR and ABC Washington journalist, has died. A trailblazing reporter who won three Emmys and was named a “Living Legend” by the Library of Congress over her four-decade career, was 75\. Roberts died of complications from breast cancer. “Cokie was one of NPR’s ‘founding mothers,’” said [NPR president and CEO Jarl Mohn](https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/05/media/npr-john-lansing-reliable-sources/index.html?ref=capitolcommunicator.com). “Since 1978, her signature voice and commentary have accompanied public radio listeners, provided context for news and been a familiar presence in their homes.” The widely respected journalist was also the author of several bestselling books.

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