Meredith Vieira’s Husband Richard Cohen Dies After Battling MS for 50 Years

Richard Cohen, the husband of veteran broadcast journalist and former Today anchor Meredith Vieira, has died. He was 76.

His passing was confirmed on Tuesday’s (January 7) episode of the Today show, where it was revealed Cohen died on Christmas Eve after living over 50 years with multiple sclerosis (MS) and surviving two separate colon cancer diagnoses.