Cokie Roberts

Cokie Roberts
Roberts in 1998
Born
Mary Martha Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs

(1943-12-27)December 27, 1943
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedSeptember 17, 2019(2019-09-17) (aged 75)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeCongressional Cemetery
Alma materWellesley College
Occupation(s)Journalist, author
Employer(s)NPR, ABC, PBS
Known forJournalist, author, pundit, television
TitleContributing Senior News Analyst
Spouse
(m. 1966)
ChildrenLee Roberts
Rebecca Roberts
Parent(s)Hale Boggs
Lindy Boggs
RelativesBarbara Boggs Sigmund (sister)
Tommy Boggs (brother)

Mary Martha Corinne Morrison Claiborne "Cokie" Roberts (née Boggs;[1] December 27, 1943 – September 17, 2019) was an American journalist and author.[2] Her career included decades as a political reporter and analyst for National Public Radio, PBS, and ABC News, with prominent positions on Morning Edition, The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour, World News Tonight, and This Week. She was considered one of NPR's "Founding Mothers"[3][4] along with Susan Stamberg, Linda Wertheimer and Nina Totenberg.

Roberts, along with her husband, Steve, wrote a weekly column syndicated by United Media in newspapers around the United States. She served on the boards of several non-profit organizations such as the Kaiser Family Foundation[5] and was appointed by President George W. Bush to his Council on Service and Civic Participation.[6]

  1. ^ Roberts, Cokie (March 8, 1993). "Private Video". Charlie Rose (video interview). Interviewed by Charlie Rose. PBS. Archived from the original on July 20, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2008.
  2. ^ Cowles, Gregory (April 24, 2015). "Inside the List". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "NPR's Founding Mothers: Susan, Linda, Nina And Cokie". May 6, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "'Founding Mothers' of NPR Recount Trailblazing Early Days of Public Radio". April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation – Board of Trustees". Archived from the original on March 4, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  6. ^ President's Council on Service and Civic Participation. "Meet the Council Members". USA Freedom Corps. www.whitehouse.gov. Archived from the original on April 11, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2008.