[HCDX] Alistair Cooke

[Robert Wilkner <rlcw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

LONDON (AFP) - Alistair Cooke, a broadcasting legend in his native
Britain and adopted United States, has died, less than a month after he
recorded his final "Letter from America", BBC radio said.

In a brief statement, the BBC said Cooke -- who had been suffering from
heart disease and  arthritis -- passed away around midnight (0500 GMT)
on Monday at his home in New York.

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