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Meredith Vieira's Husband Richard Cohen Dies at 76 After Living with Multiple Sclerosis for Over 50 Years

Richard Cohen, a veteran journalist and the husband Meredith Vieira, died on Christmas Eve at the age of 76 after living more than 50 years with multiple sclerosis.

Richard Cohen, a veteran journalist and the husband of Meredith Vieira, died on Christmas Eve at the age of 76 after living more than 50 years with multiple sclerosis and surviving two cancer diagnoses. Hoda Kotb said that he was "surrounded by his family and love" at the time of his death, including Vieira and their three kids: daughter Lily, 32, and sons Gabriel 34, and Benjamin, 36. The chronic disease — which affects the central nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves — would eventually lead Vieira to step aside from her career in broadcast journalism.

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