U.S. journalist Cokie Roberts, a 'founding mother' of National Public Radio, dead at 75

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- U.S. journalist Cokie Roberts, regarded by National Public Radio as one of its “founding mothers” and a prominent political commentator on ABC News, died on Tuesday at 75 at her Washington home from complications of breast cancer, her family said.

She was born Mary Martha Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs on Dec. 27, 1943, to a prominent political family in Louisiana. She got her nickname Cokie from her brother, who struggled to pronounce “Corinne” when they were children. Two of Roberts’ journalistic subjects, former U.S. President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura Bush, noted her drive and humor in a joint statement.

“She never treated me nicely,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday aboard Air Force One. “But I would like to wish her family well. She was a professional and I respect professionals.”

 

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