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Roger Cook dead aged 83 Journalist passes away after short illness Award winning investigative journalist Roger Cook has died aged 83 following a short illness on June 13 2026 after surviving cancer twice according to his family. Best known for fronting ITV s The Cook Report from 1987 to 1999 the New Zealand born broadcaster was credited with inventing the doorstep interview technique. Cook exposed child abuse protection rackets baby trafficking and other scandals earning a BAFTA and driving legal changes despite being hospitalised nearly 30 times from brutal attacks. He was born on April 6 1943 in Auckland and raised in Australia before building a career spanning five decades as a fearless journalist and television presenter. Family tributes described him as a beloved husband father and unflinching advocate for victims while colleagues praised his trailblazing fearlessness.