When he was 25, he learned that he had multiple sclerosis. He coped with the disease throughout a long career at several networks, recalled in a best-selling memoir.

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.”

Meredith Vieira's husband Richard Cohen died on Christmas Eve at age 76 after living with multiple sclerosis for more than 50 years. The couple, who wed on June 14, 1986 and share three children, would have celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary in 2025.