Meredith vieira husband illness

Former "Today" anchor Meredith Vieira's husband, Richard Cohen, died on Christmas Eve, the show's current hosts said Tuesday. He was 76.

Cohen, an Emmy Award-winning journalist who built his career as a producer at both CBS News and CNN, had lived for more than 50 years prior to his death with multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. He and Vieira were married for 38 years and share three children: Benjamin Cohen, 36, Gabriel Cohen, 34, and Lily Cohen, 32.

"Today" co-anchors Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie announced Cohen's death during Tuesday morning's episode of the NBC series. Kotb said Cohen was "surrounded by his family and love" when he died.

"Meredith did say that all of the kids came around Thanksgiving because they were concerned they were going to lose him early," Kotb said. "But instead, they got a month, a glorious month, she said, with their dad."

Guthrie said Vieira "was in really good spirits," adding that the family recen

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Richard Cohen, award-winning journalist and Meredith Vieira's husband, dies at 76

Richard Cohen, award-winning journalist and husband to former "Today" host Meredith Vieira, died after battling pneumonia for two months, Vieira's rep confirmed. He was 76.

Cohen died on Christmas Eve, Vieira's rep Michael Gantz confirmed to USA TODAY on Tuesday. The Hudson Independent was the first to report the news. Cohen was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis over 50 years ago, according to the "Today" show, and he survived two bouts of cancer.

Vieira and Cohen were married for nearly four decades and share three children: Benjamin, 36, Gabriel, 34, and Lily, 32.

Cohen was himself a journalist, winning three Emmy awards for his work at CBS News before moving to CNN. He also spent time at both PBS and ABC.

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Richard Cohen, Meredith Vieira’s journalist husband, dies at 76 after living with MS for 50 years

Richard M. Cohen, a journalist and longtime husband of Meredith Vieira, has died after living with multiple sclerosis for more than 50 years and surviving two bouts of colon cancer. He was 76.

Cohen, a broadcast journalist like his wife, died on Christmas Eve. The news was announced Tuesday on “Today,” the NBC morning show that Vieira co-anchored from 2006 until 2011, when she stepped down to spend more time with her husband and three children.

“Today” co-host Hoda Kotb said Tuesday that Cohen died “surrounded by his family and love.” Those family members, she told viewers, had just experienced “a glorious month ... with their dad” after coming home for Thanksgiving because they feared they would “lose him early.”

In a 2018 appearance on “Today,” Cohen said that when he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at age 25, he was “essentially told there is no hope. Diagnose and adios,