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| Richard M. Cohen | |
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| Born | Richard Merrill Cohen February 14, 1948 Connecticut, United States |
| Occupation | Journalist, producer |
| Spouse(s) | Meredith Vieira (1986–present) |
| Children | 3 |
| Notable credit(s) | Former producer on CBS News & CNN |
Richard Merrill Cohen (born February 14, 1948; Connecticut)[1] is an American journalist and television producer. He is a former senior producer for CBS News and CNN.
Career
Cohen is a three-time Emmy-award winning CBS News journalist.[2][3]
He is a former senior producer for CBS News and CNN. Cohen is the recipient of numerous honors in journalism. He occasionally writes columns for the "Health and Fitness" section of the New York Times.
Cohen has had multiple sclerosis since he was 25 years old, and has had two bouts of colon cancer, one in 1999 and one in 2000.[4]
Biography
Cohen was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1973. His condition worsened over 30 years. During that time Cohen was also struck with two bouts of colon cancer in 1999 and 2000. He has written an autobiographical account titled, Blindsided: Lifting a Life Above Illness: A Reluctant Memoir.[5]
Cohen married television personality Meredith Vieira (co-anchor of NBC's Today Show) on June 14, 1986. They live in Westchester County, New York. They have three children.
Notes
- ^ Richard M. Cohen (II) IMDB page
- ^ Richard Cohen. Interview with Larry King. Larry King: Live. CNN. 2004-02-22. (Interview [transcript]). Retrieved on 2008-09-08.
- ^ "Meredith Vieira Today". iVillage. June 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-01-20. http://web.archive.org/web/20080120175333/http://meredithtoday.ivillage.com/entertainment/2007/06/. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ^ Judith Newman (2002). "Meredith Vieira: A Look Back". The Ladies' Home Journal. Archived from the original on 2007-02-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20070216234500/http://www.lhj.com/lhj/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/lhj/story/data/meredithvieiraarticle_08202002.xml. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ Blindsided : A Reluctant Memoir - Richard M. Cohen
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