One of NPR’s most recognizable news voices has died. Cokie Roberts joined NPR in 1978, covering national politics for the network and, later, ABC News.
NPR reports that her family has issued a statement that she died from complications related to breast cancer.
In a visit to East Lansing last November, Roberts commented on Michigan’s importance to the national political scene, saying "the fact that a Democrat took the state and the governor’s mansion is something that was very much on the top of the political radar screen.”
In recent years, Cokie Roberts was often featured on “Ask Cokie” segments on NPR’s Morning Edition.
The best-selling author and Emmy Award-winner was 75.