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Religion

Cokie Roberts Was Devoted To Her Roman Catholic Faith

6:23am September 18, 2019

by Don Gonyea

In addition to her work as a journalist and author, Cokie Roberts was well known as a prominent Catholic. It was part of her public persona, and she didn't hesitate to criticize the church she loved.

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Former ABC Broadcaster Sam Donaldson Remembers Cokie Roberts

6:13am September 18, 2019

Cokie Roberts has died after an influential career covering Washington politics for NPR and ABC. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Roberts' former This Week co-anchor Sam Donaldson about her legacy.

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Cokie Roberts died on Tuesday of complications from breast cancer.

Politics & Government

'The Personification Of Human Decency': Nina Totenberg Remembers Cokie Roberts

10:57pm September 17, 2019

by Nina Totenberg

Journalist Cokie Roberts died on Tuesday. Fellow NPR "Founding Mother" Nina Totenberg says Roberts was an "always polite political reporter, willing to ask the impolitic question if necessary."

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Journalist Cokie Roberts Pursued Her Ambitions With Integrity

6:01pm September 17, 2019

by Steve Inskeep

Cokie Robert's storied career at National Public Radio and ABC News took her to the heights of her profession. But her values put family and relationships above all else.

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Remembering Her Dear Friend Cokie Roberts

5:56pm September 17, 2019

by Linda Wertheimer

Former All Things Considered host Linda Wertheimer remembers her friend and fellow "NPR Founding Mother" Cokie Roberts, who has died at age 75 of cancer.

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John Cohen, onstage with the New Lost City Ramblers in New York City in 2006.

Music & Culture

Banjo Player, Folklorist, Photographer and Filmmaker John Cohen Has Died

3:10pm September 17, 2019

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

A member of the New Lost City Ramblers, Cohen celebrated American roots culture in many mediums, including his celebrated photography. He died Monday at age 87.

'Fresh Air' Remembers Cokie Roberts, A Founding Mother Of NPR

1:27pm September 17, 2019

by Terry Gross

Roberts, who died Tuesday, was a congressional correspondent in the early days of NPR, when there were few women reporters on radio or TV. She later joined ABC News. Originally broadcast in 1993.

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Arts

Remembering Tony Winner Phyllis Newman

4:25pm September 16, 2019

Tony Award winner Phyllis Newman died Sunday at age 86. She won the award for her role in 1962's Subways Are For Sleeping. She also appeared on TV, as an actress and quiz show panelist.

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Ric Ocasek of The Cars, performing at the group's induction ceremony into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. Ocasek died Sunday.

Music & Culture

Ric Ocasek, Frontman Of The Cars, Has Died

10:53pm September 15, 2019

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The lead singer of The Cars — the offbeat Boston rock band that became a mainstay of radio in the 1980s — died Sunday afternoon in Manhattan.

The singer and songwriter Eddie Money, who died Friday in Los Angeles.

Music & Culture

Eddie Money, Archetype Of Rock Radio, Dies At Age 70

1:51pm September 13, 2019

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The singer, whose singles "Take Me Home Tonight" and "Two Tickets to Paradise" helped define a certain 1980s pop sound, died Friday of esophageal cancer.