Meredith Vieira’s husband has sadly passed away. It’s with heavy hearts we report that Richard Cohen has died at 76 years old.
The news was announced on Tuesday’s episode of Today, where Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie emotionally paid tribute to the accomplished journalist and relayed a message from Meredith.
Hoda shared: Richard was diagnosed with MS at age 25, and battled it for 51 years. He also fought colon cancer twice. Related: Aubrey Plaza Reacts To Death Of Filmmaker Husband Jeff Baena Hoda continued: Whoa, how special.
Samantha added: Aw, so nice for the family. The former Today host and Richard were married for 38 years and share sons Benjamin, 36, Gabriel 34, as well as daughter Lily, 32.
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