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Sep 5, 2017 · Former RTÉ newsreader and journalist Don Cockburn has died aged 87 in hospital in Dublin following a short illness. Mr Cockburn joined RTÉ as a part-time Raidió Éireann announcer in 1958 before...
Sep 10, 2017 · Donald 'Don' Cockburn, who has died at the age of 87, was an accidental news reader in the sense that his early ambition was to join the Irish diplomatic service, to which end he learned...
Sep 5, 2017 · Former RTE news anchor Don Cockburn has died. The 87-year-old worked for the national broadcaster for over 30 years. He joined RTÉ as a part-time Raidió Éireann announcer in 1958, before...
Sep 8, 2017 · Glowing tributes were paid to the "incredibly credible" broadcaster Don Cockburn, who was known for so long as the voice of the nation.
Sep 5, 2017 · THE DEATH HAS occurred of former RTÉ News presenter Don Cockburn after a short illness. He was 87. Dublin native Cockburn anchored RTÉ’s main news bulletins during over 30 years of service ...
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Sep 5, 2017 · Former RTÉ newscaster, journalist and presenter Don Cockburn has died aged 87. He joined RTÉ as a part-time Raidió Éireann announcer in 1958, before becoming a full-time employee in 1972.
Donald Cockburn (13 March 1930 – 4 September 2017) was an Irish journalist, presenter and newsreader. He is best known as a long-serving newsreader for Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), who anchored the broadcaster's main evening television news programmes during over thirty years of service.
