Don Cockburn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Irish journalist and presenter
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Place of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
About Don Cockburn
- Don 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 TeilifÃs Éireann (RTÉ), who anchored the broadcaster's main evening television news programmes during over 30 years of service. Cockburn originally joined RTÉ as a part-time announcer in 1958, and was made a full-time employee in 1972.
- He was formerly employed in Dublin Corporation as head of wages in the engineering department.He retired 20 years later on 15 December 1992, having served as a newsreader for many years.
- His one eccentricity was that he cycled to RTÉ's Montrose Studios every day.He died on 4 September 2017.
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