
Cokie
A Life Well Lived
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Steven V. Roberts
The extraordinary life and legacy of legendary journalist Cokie Roberts - a trailblazer for women - remembered by her friends and family.
Through her visibility and celebrity, Cokie Roberts was an inspiration and a role model for innumerable women and girls. A fixture on national television and radio for more than 40 years, she also wrote five best-selling books focusing on the role of women in American history. She was portrayed on Saturday Night Live, name checked on the West Wing, and featured on magazine covers. She joked with Jay Leno, balanced a pencil on her nose for David Letterman, and was the answer to numerous crossword puzzle clues. Many dogs, and at least one dairy cow, were named for her. When the legendary 1980s Spy Magazine ran a diagram documenting all her connections with the headline “Cokie Roberts - Moderately Well-Known Broadcast Journalist or Center of the Universe?”, they were only half-joking.
Cokie had many roles in her lifetime: Daughter. Wife. Mother. Journalist. Advocate. Historian. Reflecting on her life, those closest to her remember her impressive mind, impish wit, infectious laugh, and the tenacity that sent her career skyrocketing through glass ceilings at NPR and ABC. They marvel at how she often put others before herself and cared deeply about the world around her. When faced with daily decisions and dilemmas, many still ask themselves the question, "What Would Cokie Do?"
In this loving tribute, Cokie’s husband of 53 years and best-selling coauthor Steve Roberts reflects not only on her many accomplishments but on how she lived each day with a devotion to helping others. For Steve, Cokie’s private life was as significant and inspirational as her public one. Her commitment to celebrating and supporting other women was evident in everything she did, and her generosity and passion drove her personal and professional endeavors. In Cokie, he has a simple goal: “To tell stories. Some will make you cheer or laugh or cry. And some, I hope, will inspire you to be more like Cokie, to be a good person, to lead a good life.”
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I must say that the listener would be well-advised to pay close attention in the narration. Why? It is easy to get confused as to when Steve is quoting someone OR when he is speaking for himself. Overall, the book was so heart-warming and inspiring, so nice, that I listened twice.
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And now, I’ll join the many who ask WWCD?
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He did a great job of writing and narrating the story about Cokie. It was interesting how he detailed their relationship and at times very adorable (how they got together). Even though Cokie had a few faults, like all of us, he highlighted her beautiful positive qualities.
She was a hard-working woman who lived her life to the full. She found a way to balance her career and family life.
I would recommend this book.
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My only complaint in this reading is the author saying “And I’m like…..”. Instead of saying, “And I said, it and she said”.
That slang just irritates me and in my opinion takes away from one’s intelligence. And the author and subject are fantastically brilliant people.
What a lovely woman
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