Broadcaster Alistair Cooke dies at 95

Updated: 18:25, Tuesday, 30 March 2004

The British-born American journalist and broadcaster, Alistair Cooke, has died in the United States at the age of 95.

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1.00 News: Flor MacCarthy looks back at the life of veteran journalist and broadcaster Alistair Cooke
1.00 News: Flor MacCarthy looks back at the life of veteran journalist and broadcaster Alistair Cooke
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Morning Ireland: Speaking in 1997, Alastair Cooke explains how his weekly BBC radio show, 'Letter from America', began in 1946
Morning Ireland: Speaking in 1997, Alastair Cooke explains how his weekly BBC radio show, 'Letter from America', began in 1946

The British-born American journalist and broadcaster, Alistair Cooke, has died at his home in New York at the age of 95.

He was famous for his weekly BBC radio broadcast, Letter From America, which lasted for 58 years and was the world's longest-running speech radio programme.

The last of the 15-minute programmes was broadcast less than a month ago.

Tributes have been paid to Mr Cooke. The British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, described him as one of the greatest broadcasters of all time.

  • Morning Ireland: Speaking in 1997, Alastair Cooke explains how his weekly BBC radio show, 'Letter from America', began in 1946

    Morning Ireland

    Speaking in 1997, Alastair Cooke explains how his weekly BBC radio show, 'Letter from America', began in 1946

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