'The View' & 'Today' Anchor Meredith Vieira's Husband Richard Cohen Passes Away After 50 Year Battle with MS

Morning news anchor Meredith Vieira, who has worked on the Today show and The View, has confirmed the death of her husband Richard Cohen.

Richard passed on Christmas Eve at the age of 76. He had battled multiple sclerosis for over 50 years and had also survived two cancer diagnoses in his lifetime.

On the Today show on Tuesday (January 7), Hoda Kotb announced he passed “surrounded by his family and love” including wife Meredith and kids Lily, 32, Gabriel 34, and Benjamin, 36.

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