Cochran was married to Beulah Tracht for 56 years until his death in 1994. The couple had two children: a son, Ronald W. Cochran, and a daughter, Judith Cochran-Smith. His calm demeanor and authoritative delivery contributed to shaping the early years of televised evening news in the United States.
Ron Cochran died of a heart attack on July 25, 1994, in Lake Worth, Florida, at the age of 81. He is remembered as a pioneering figure in American broadcast journalism whose work helped define the standards for modern television news reporting.
Return to the previous page| Birth Date: | 20 Sep, 1912 |
| Age: | 107 yrs |
| Occupations: | Journalist |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Education: | Parsons College |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | Television journalist |
