Image source, ShutterstockByPaul GlynnCulture reporterPublished15 June 2026 Investigative journalist Roger Cook, the reporter credited with having invented the doorstep interview technique, has died peacefully after a short illness, his family has confirmed. "Alongside a distinguished and award winning career in journalism, Roger was first and foremost a beloved husband and father," their statement read. "He will be deeply missed by all of us, and we ask for privacy as we navigate this difficult loss." ITV, which broadcast The Cook Report in the 1980s and 1990s, led the tributes, praising Cook's "groundbreaking approach to investigative journalism" which, it said, "made him one of broadcasting's most trusted and respected figures". He won a Bafta special award for "25 years of outstanding quality investigative reporting" for his eponymous current affairs show, which ran between 1987 and 1999. Cook "worked tirelessly to expose criminal wrongdoing and injustice, helping to drive important and lasting changes in the law," ITV said.
Published: June 15, 2026 9:28 am
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