Person in history
Roger Cook (journalist)
Roger Cook, New Zealand-born British investigative journalist (born 1943)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2026 · June 13
Their story
Who they were
Roger Cook, New Zealand-born British investigative journalist (born 1943)
Early life
Early life Cook's parents were New Zealanders. He was born in Auckland , New Zealand, but was brought up in Australia, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and began his career with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as a reporter and newsreader on both radio and television. [ 1 ] In 1968 Cook moved to the United Kingdom where he joined BBC Radio 4 's World at One and its sister programme, The World This Weekend . He subsequently worked on several other BBC radio and television programmes, including PM ,
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June 13 2026.
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