Ron Cochran

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Personal Life and Legacy

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.

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Birth Date: 20 Sep, 1912
Age: 107 yrs
Occupations: Journalist

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Citizenship: United States of America
Education: Parsons College
Gender: Male
Description: Television journalist

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Death

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.

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