'She changed us and she changed the business.' In a special tribute to legendary ABC News and NPR journalist Cokie Roberts, Sam Donaldson and George Will share their memories on ThisWeekABC
In a special tribute to legendary ABC News and NPR journalist Cokie Roberts, Sam Donaldson and George Will shared their memories with"This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz.The Powerhouse Roundtable, where each panelist was a friend or colleague of Roberts, also shared their memories of her.
"Not only did she pull that ladder down for young women like myself, but she kept it down,” said former Democratic National Committee chairperson Donna Brazile, who first met Roberts as a 21-year-old intern. Roberts, born Mary Martha Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs, died Tuesday due to complications from breast cancer. She was 75.
Throughout her decades long career, which began at CBS, Roberts won numerous awards, including three Emmys. She joined ABC News in 1988, and anchored"This Week" with Donaldson from 1996 to 2002.Roberts also wrote eight books focused on the role of women in American history and politics. During a funeral Mass on Saturday, she was eulogized by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Steve Roberts, her husband of more than 50 years.
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