Learn more about him and his health. Former TODAY host and The View moderator Meredith Vieira recently lost her husband, Richard Cohen, after his decades-long battle with multiple sclerosis (MS).

"If we had not had [creator] Barbara Walters, I'm sure that show would've been cancelled," she added. "But because of Barbara, ABC kept it on the air." Meredith Vieira, Star Jones and Elisabeth ...

Before 25 Words or Less, her own syndicated show, The Today Show, or The View, Vieira interned at WEEI in Boston, back when it was all news radio.

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Vieira hosted and served as executive producer on her own nationally syndicated daytime talk show, titled The Meredith Vieira Show, which premiered in September 2014 and ran for two seasons.

TV personality Meredith Vieira spoke with WMUR's Katherine Underwood about the 2025 Governors' Award, her New England roots and broadcasting career.