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RICHARD Cohen, a veteran CBS News journalist and husband of former Today anchor Meredith Vieira, has died at age 76.
Cohen died on Christmas Eve after living more than a half-decade with multiple sclerosis.
His death was announced on Tuesday during the Today show.
Cohen died “surrounded by his family and love,” Hoda Kotb said during the show.
Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie said Vieira was in “really good spirits” and was grateful the family could spend more time with Cohen before his death.
“She was such a beautiful and devoted wife to Richard, and he adored Meredith,” Guthrie said during Tuesday’s show.
“And hanging out with them, they were like the most fun and entertaining, irreverent, cool couple you could hang out with.”
Kotb noted that Cohen, Vieira, and their three children, Lily, 32, Gabriel, 34, and Benjamin, 36, gathered together over the Thanksgiving holiday.
The family was “concerned they were going to lose him early, instead, they got a glorious month with their dad,” Kotb added.