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S Sixty years later, after Sept " Returning to England and using his middle name, Cooke joined the BBC in 1934 as a film critic ambassador in London, said many Americans will always associate Cooke with "the best of Britain 1, 1941, six days before Pearl Harbor, as he liked to note He was host of the "Omnibus" television program in the United States from 1952 to 1961, and presented "Masterpiece Theatre" on PBS from 1971 to 1992 The landscape and the people were far more gripping and dramatic than anything I had ever seen " U " His role on the show, Cooke once said, was as its headwaiter: "I'm there to explain for interested customers what's on the menu, and how the dishes were composed "He personified the special relationship between England and America," said "Masterpiece Theater" executive producer Rebecca Eaton "He was really one of the greatest broadcasters of all time, and we shall feel his loss very, very keenly indeed," British Prime Minister Tony Blair told the BBC "Alistair is a national institution," Christopher Sarson, the original executive producer of "Masterpiece Theatre," once observed culture for decades on British radio's "Letter from America," died Tuesday at his Manhattan home " He quickly emerged as one of the masters of the medium "It truly changed me " Cooke realized a new job was emerging: "Writing for talking "What is more unbelievable than the enormous, hellish wasteland of downtown New York is the stamina and courage of the firemen rescue workers â€â€? 350 lost by now," he said S " BBC reporter Nick Clarke, a biographer of Cooke, said news of the veteran reporter's retirement earlier this month had worried him As evidence of his enduring appeal on two continents, Cooke received four Emmys and three Peabody awards for broadcasting â€â€? and was made a Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire Secretary-General Kofi Annan, another "Letter" aficionado, praised Cooke for his "lifelong efforts to increase mutual understanding between peoples N "When he was forced to stop work three weeks ago, I thought, this won't be long now," Clarke told Sky TV " Across the Atlantic, Cooke provided British radio audiences with his "Letter from America" for 58 years, offering insights on anything from the World Series to Washington in spring â€â€? whatever caught his fancy correspondent of the Guardian until 1972 "Even then, even in the Depression, there was a tremendous energy and vitality to America You see, from then on my interest in the theater began to wane, and I began to take up what I felt was the real drama going on â€â€? namely, America itself "And I had the privilege of sitting in the control room, and I thought that I will learn about broadcasting from listening to these men " "He had movie star good looks, a poised and effortless manner, a first-class mind, and â€â€? most flatteringly â€â€? a sincere and abiding interest in all things American," Farish said The British-born Cooke had retired just three weeks ago, following the advice of doctors who had diagnosed his heart disease correspondent from 1945 to 1948, and chief U "During the end of the war, the BBC in New York invited various famous exiles, Frenchmen mostly, to come and talk to the underground in France â€â€? famous, famous, great literary men," Cooke said S N In 1932 he came to the United States for a one-year fellowship in dramatic research at Yale University, and he journeyed across the country by car Broadcaster Alistair Cooke Dies Mar 30, 3:53 PM EST Alistair Cooke, the quintessentially urbane host of television's "Masterpiece Theater" and interpreter of U S It was an honorary award because of the consummate Englishman's change in citizenship In addition to his BBC work, Cooke was London correspondent for NBC in 1936-37, The Manchester Guardian's U "He was the perfect combination of journalist, social historian, gifted writer and actor " William Farish, the U " Born Alfred Alistair Cooke in Salford in northern England in 1908, he earned an honors degree in English from Cambridge University No cause of death was given 11, 2001, he was explaining another attack on U Cooke published 12 books, including "Alistair Cooke's America" (1973), which sold more than 800,000 copies in hard cover soil to his "Letter from America" listeners "That trip was an absolute eye-opener for me," he later recalled But I'm not the chef He became the BBC commentator on American affairs in 1938 Blair was among the feature's legion of fans: "I thought they were extraordinary essays and they brought an enormous amount of insight and understanding to the world What I learned is that they were dreadful broadcasters In a speech to the Royal Television Society in New York in 1997, Cooke traced the development of his refined, soft-spoken style to his wartime work with the BBC He passed away at midnight in his adopted home country, according to the British Broadcasting Corp "Letter from America," which was carried on the BBC World Service and on Radio 4 in Britain, started in 1946, and was originally scheduled to run 13 weeks S "He has defined what public television was and is for so many people that it is difficult to imagine life without him He was 95 S audience â€â€? British imports like "Masterpiece Theater" or "Upstairs, Downstairs Sitting in his trademark wing chair, Cooke hosted highbrow television for the U " Evidence of his status as a cultural icon was provided by two wildly disparate incidents: An invitation from the U citizen on Dec S Congress to serve as keynote speaker at the 1976 bicentennial celebration, and a "Sesame Street" parody featuring the Cookie Monster as "Alistair Cookie Cooke became a naturalized U Dark rockers Evanescence were also represented in the best new artist category alongside rapper 50 Cent, the alt-pop group Fountains of Wayne, R&B singer Heather Headley and dancehall artist Sean Paul Song of the year nominations, which go to songwriters, went to Linda Perry for Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful," Richard Marx and Vandross (who suffered a stroke this year) for "Dance With My Father" and Avril Lavigne and the songwriting group The Matrix for Lavigne's "I'm With You Beyonce and her boyfriend, Jay-Z, were contenders for record of the year for their summer anthem "Crazy in Love Pharrell, whose playful falsetto has provided the hook for numerous hits the past few years, received two nominations for best rap/sung collaboration: He performed with Snoop Dogg and Uncle Charlie Wilson on "Beautiful," from Snoop Dogg's album "Paid Tha Cost to be Da Bo$$," and is also featured with Jay-Z on The Neptunes' single "Frontin' Pop stars Moby, Sarah McLachlan and Dido were among a group of musicians who announced bids for the Grammys, which will be awarded in 105 categories on Feb " Zevon died from lung cancer at age 56 on Sept Missy Elliott, Eminem, Evanescence, 50 Cent, Chad Hugo, Ricky Skaggs, Justin Timberlake, the ailing Luther Vandross and the late Warren Zevon received five nominations each at a press conference for the 46th annual Grammy Awards The program will be broadcast live by CBS The songwriter nominees for "Lose Yourself" were Jeff Bass, Eminem and Luis Resto " Others were Jorge Calderon and Zevon for the later entertainer's reflection on mortality "Keep Me in Your Heart " The song was from Beyonce's first solo album apart from the Grammy-winning group Destiny's Child Artists with four nominations each included Erykah Badu, Willie Nelson, Jose Serebrier and Jack White, who had one individual nod and three for his work in his group The White Stripes Hip-Hop Dominates Grammy Nominations Dec 4, 1:54 PM EST Rap and R&B dominated the charts this year, and Grammy voters took note, nominating Beyonce, Jay-Z, OutKast and Pharrell Williams for a leading six Grammy nominations each on Thursday " Album of the year contenders were Elliott's "Under Construction," "Fallen" by Evanescence, "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" by OutKast, "Justified" by Timberlake and "Elephant" by The White Stripes 7 Last year, The Neptunes received no nominations because none of the record companies that they produced songs for submitted their names 8 at the Staples Center arena in Los Angeles " Pharrell also is competing against himself for best rap song for his songwriting collaboration on "Beautiful" and the Jay-Z song "Excuse Me Miss Best rap album contenders are Elliott's "Under Construction," 50 Cent's "Get Rich or Die Tryin'," Jay-Z's "The Blueprint â€â€? The Gift & The Curse," OutKast's "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" and "Phrenology" by the Roots â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? Associated Press Writer Alex Veiga contributed to this report Other song of the year nominees were the Black Eyed Peas-Justin Timberlake collaboration "Where is the Love?", Coldplay's "Clocks," Eminem's Oscar-winning "Lose Yourself" from his movie "8 Mile," and OutKast's "Hey Ya!" Three of Pharrell and Chad Hugo's nominations were for their work as the production duo The Neptunes |
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