Daughter of Congresswoman Lindy Boggs (D-La.) and House Majority Leader Hale Boggs (D-La.), was employed by Public Radio for over four decades:
Cokie Roberts, Pioneering Journalist Who Helped Shape NPR, Dies At 75
"Roberts was one of NPR's most recognizable voices and is considered one of a handful of pioneering female journalists — along with Nina Totenberg, Linda Wertheimer and Susan Stamberg — who helped shape the public broadcaster's sound and culture"
"NPR national political correspondent Mara Liasson: 'we called them the Founding Mothers of NPR, or...the Fallopian Club"
"Roberts...joined an upstart NPR in 1978...[then] joined ABC News in 1988 — while retaining a part-time role as a political commentator at NPR that she maintained until her death"
Cokie Roberts, Pioneering Journalist Who Helped Shape NPR, Dies At 75
"Roberts was one of NPR's most recognizable voices and is considered one of a handful of pioneering female journalists — along with Nina Totenberg, Linda Wertheimer and Susan Stamberg — who helped shape the public broadcaster's sound and culture"
"NPR national political correspondent Mara Liasson: 'we called them the Founding Mothers of NPR, or...the Fallopian Club"
"Roberts...joined an upstart NPR in 1978...[then] joined ABC News in 1988 — while retaining a part-time role as a political commentator at NPR that she maintained until her death"