Richard M. Cohen
Richard M. Cohen | |
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| Born | Richard Merrill Cohen February 14, 1948 |
| Nationality | American |
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Notable credit(s) | Former producer on CBS News & CNN |
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| Children | 3 |
Richard Merrill Cohen (born February 14, 1948)[1] is an American journalist, television producer, and author. He is a former senior producer for CBS News and CNN.
Career[]
Cohen is the recipient of several honors in journalism. He is a three-time Emmy award-winning CBS News journalist.[2][3]
He is a former senior producer for CBS News and CNN, and he occasionally writes columns for the "Health and Fitness" section of The New York Times.
Biography[]
Cohen is the son of Teresa (Beitzer) and Benjamin Cohen, a doctor.[4] He has had multiple sclerosis since he was 25 years old. He has also had two bouts of colon cancer, one in 1999 and one in 2000.[5]
Cohen, who is legally blind,[6] has written an autobiography titled, Blindsided: Lifting a Life Above Illness: A Reluctant Memoir.[7]
Cohen married television personality Meredith Vieira (NBC News Special Correspondent and former co-anchor of NBC's Today Show) on June 14, 1986. They live in Irvington, Westchester County, New York and have three children. Their middle child, Gabe Cohen, was a reporter at KHQ-TV in Spokane, Washington[8] and is now a reporter at KOMO-TV in Seattle, Washington.[9]
References[]
- ^ Richard M. Cohen at IMDb
- ^ Richard Cohen (February 22, 2004). "Larry King Live transcript". Larry King: Live (Interview). Interviewed by Larry King. CNN. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ^ "Meredith Vieira Today". iVillage. June 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-01-20. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ^ "Cohen, Benjamin MD". Hartford Courant. February 24, 2008. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ Judith Newman (2002). "Meredith Vieira: A Look Back". The Ladies' Home Journal. Archived from the original on 2007-02-16. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "TV's Meredith Viera, Husband Cope With Illness". ABC News 20/20 website. January 30, 2004. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ Cohen, Richard M. (2004). Blindsided: A Reluctant Memoir. HarperCollins Publishers.
- ^ "Gabe Cohen: Meet the KHQ Local News Team". KHQ-TV.
- ^ "Meredith Vieira Is Moved to Tears After Mystery Guest Delivers Mother's Day Surprise—Watch the Emotional Clip". EOnline.com. 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
Published works[]
- Cohen, Richard M. (2004). Blindsided: Lifting a Life Above Illness: A Reluctant Memoir. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0060014094.
- Cohen, Richard M. (2008). Strong At The Broken Places. Harper. ISBN 978-0060763114.
- Cohen, Richard M. (2012). I Want to Kill the Dog. Blue Rider Press. ISBN 978-0399162039.
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