Alistair Cooke

Alistair Cooke was a British-American journalist and broadcaster whose work made American politics, culture, and daily life accessible to audiences on both sides of the Atlantic. He created and presented the BBC radio series *Letter from America* from 1946 until 2004, producing 2,869 broadcasts, and also became widely known in the United States as host of PBS’s *Masterpiece Theatre*. Cooke additionally served as the Guardian’s chief American correspondent and wrote the influential book and television series *Alistair Cooke’s America*.