Cohen, who also battled cancer twice, was diagnosed with MS at age 25 and told Vieira about it on their second date. They wed in 1986.

Richard Cohen is no more after a long health battle!On Tuesday, January 7, Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie, on the Today show, announced that the American writer passed away about 2 weeks ago on Christmas Eve at the age of 76.

Richard Cohen, a journalist who was married to former “The View” co-host Meredith Vieira for 38 years, has died after living with multiple sclerosis for decades, it was announced Tuesday on “Today.”

Award-winning journalist Richard Cohen, former "Today" host Meredith Vieira's husband, died on Christmas Eve at 76 after battling MS for decades.

Meredith Vieira is mourning the loss of her husband. Richard Cohen died at 76 years old after a lengthy battle with MS on Christmas Eve, the Today show announced on Tuesday, January 7. He also had pneumonia at the time of his death.

Richard Cohen, the husband of former Today show anchor Meredith Vieira, has died at age 76 after battling multiple sclerosis for five decades and surviving colon cancer twice. On the Tuesday morning show,