RIP Alistair Cooke
 

Alistair Cooke has passed away at age 95.

N8KDV wrote:

Alistair Cooke has passed away at age 95.


A gentleman of the first order.

http://www.ens.gu.edu.au/robertk/radio/cooke.htm





mike

BBC Website ; transcripts of some of his shows..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programme...ca/default.stm

Dan / NYC


In article INaac.31012$Ct5.27193@edtnps89, m II
writes:


N8KDV wrote:

Alistair Cooke has passed away at age 95.


A gentleman of the first order.

http://www.ens.gu.edu.au/robertk/radio/cooke.htm

mike

N8KDV wrote:

Alistair Cooke has passed away at age 95.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3581465.stm

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

N8KDV wrote:

Alistair Cooke has passed away at age 95.

A special one hour tribute, Remembering Alistair Cooke will be broadcast

on BBC Radio Four at 2100 BST on Tuesday 30 March, 2004 and at 2000 BST
on Saturday 3rd April, 2004. A World Service tribute is being broadcast
at 1030 GMT, 1430GMT (not Europe) and 2130 GMT (Europe) on Tuesday
30 March, 2004.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 03:41:37 -0500, N8KDV
wrote:

Alistair Cooke has passed away at age 95.

News story

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertain...io/3581465.stm

[quote]
A special tribute to Alistair Cook will be broadcast on BBC Radio Four
at 2100 BST on Tuesday 30 March, 2004 and on World Service at 1030
GMT, 1430GMT (not Europe) and 2130 GMT (Europe) on Tuesday 30 March,
2004.
[close quote]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programme...ca/default.stm

The BBC Radio 4 "Letter from America" page, including Realaudio on
demand for the special tribute above.

On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 03:41:37 -0500, N8KDV quoth:
Alistair Cooke has passed away at age 95.

Listening to the BBC just won't be the same...

bkr

On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 03:41:37 -0500, N8KDV
wrote:

Alistair Cooke has passed away at age 95.

I have many fond memories of his "Letter from America" broadcasts
dating back more than 25 years ago. These letters were everything
that real Journalism and commentary should aspire to be. Some day I
hope to introduce these wonderful radio essays to my kids when they
can appreciate them.


Jake Brodsky, AB3A
"Beware of the massive impossible!"

"Jake Brodsky" wrote in message
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On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 03:41:37 -0500, N8KDV
wrote:

Alistair Cooke has passed away at age 95.

I have many fond memories of his "Letter from America" broadcasts
dating back more than 25 years ago. These letters were everything
that real Journalism and commentary should aspire to be. Some day I
hope to introduce these wonderful radio essays to my kids when they
can appreciate them.


It's nice to see something that the majority in the NG seem to agree upon.
I used to watch Masterpiece Theater many years ago.. and Alistair Cooke was
always the epitome of class.

N8KDV wrote:

Alistair Cooke has passed away at age 95.

Didn't he just retire from doing "Letter From America"?

Yes, due to heart trouble
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,115583,00.html

"tommyknocker" wrote in message
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N8KDV wrote:

Alistair Cooke has passed away at age 95.

Didn't he just retire from doing "Letter From America"?

TERRIBLE NEWS !

Joe wrote:

Yes, due to heart trouble
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,115583,00.html

One of the many who retire and immediately keel over dead. For too many
people their job is their life, and they literally can't live without
it. See also Charles Schulz. Both great men but both suffering from the
same human frailty.


"tommyknocker" wrote in message
...
N8KDV wrote:

Alistair Cooke has passed away at age 95.

Didn't he just retire from doing "Letter From America"?

"tommyknocker" wrote in message
...
Joe wrote:

Yes, due to heart trouble
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,115583,00.html

One of the many who retire and immediately keel over dead. For too many
people their job is their life, and they literally can't live without
it. See also Charles Schulz. Both great men but both suffering from the
same human frailty.

Blimey! He *was* 95 you know -he wouldn't have lived much longer had he
kept up his letter anyway - he probably knew this. Poor soul only had 3
weeks of retirement.
RIP Sir :-)

--
Simon Mason
Anlaby
East Yorkshire.
53°44'N 0°26'W
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net

Here's a pretty nice article about him:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37700-2004Mar30.html