Former "Today" anchor Meredith Vieira's husband, journalist Richard Cohen, died on Christmas Eve at 76, the talk show's current hosts said Tuesday.

Richard M. Cohen, an Emmy award-winning journalist and the husband of Providence native Meredith Vieira, died Dec. 24 at the age of 76. Vieira's former "TODAY Show" co-hosts Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie announced the news on air Tuesday morning. Kotb said Cohen was "surrounded by his family and love" at the time of his death.

Richard Cohen, the journalist husband of broadcaster Meredith Vieira, has died at 76, more than 50 years after an MS diagnosis. He also beat colon cancer twice.

Meredith Vieira’s husband, Richard Cohen passed away, last month at age 76. He was a noted journalist and producer, popularly known for his stint on CBS News and CNN. Recently, during an episode of Vieira’s former show,