Cokie Roberts

Cokie Roberts
Cokie Roberts
	Roberts in 1998
Born	Mary Martha Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs; December 27, 1943; New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	September 17, 2019 (aged 75); Washington, D.C., U.S.
Alma mater	Wellesley College
Occupation(s)	Journalist, author
Employer(s)	NPR, ABC, PBS
Known for	Journalist, author, pundit, television
Title	Contributing Senior News Analyst
Spouse	Steven V. Roberts (m. 1966)
Children	Lee Roberts; Rebecca Roberts
Parent(s)	Hale Boggs; Lindy Boggs
Relatives	Barbara 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]

^ 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.
^ Cowles, Gregory (April 24, 2015). "Inside the List". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
^ "NPR's Founding Mothers: Susan, Linda, Nina And Cokie". May 6, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
^ "'Founding Mothers' of NPR Recount Trailblazing Early Days of Public Radio". April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
^ "Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation – Board of Trustees". Archived from the original on March 4, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
^ 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.