US EditionAnderson Cooper Announces Exit From 60 Minutes After Nearly 20 Years
Anderson Cooper ends nearly 20 years at 60 Minutes to prioritize CNN roles and family, after signing a new CNN deal late last year, sources say.
- Anderson Cooper is ending his time at 60 Minutes and opted not to renew his contract; his final segment, an interview with Ken Burns, aired Sunday, and he will focus on CNN and his young children.
- Nearly 20 years after joining in 2006-07, Anderson Cooper signed a new deal with CNN late last year and, after recent weeks of negotiations, chose to focus on CNN instead of renewing with 60 Minutes.
- CBS had an agreement allowing Anderson Cooper to run his 60 Minutes segments on his CNN show, earning multiple Emmys and illustrating his prominence.
- The exit represents the first big on-air change under Bari Weiss, as Anderson Cooper plans to leave 60 Minutes after the current season, and CBS News executives did not immediately comment.
- Amid newsroom turmoil, CBS delayed a migrant report that later ran on Jan. 18, saw leadership departures including Bill Owens and Wendy McMahon, and faced a $16 million settlement with Paramount.
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American journalist Anderson Cooper announced on Monday that he left CBS’s ’60 Minutes’ report program after nearly 20 years to spend more time with his two young children. “Being a correspondent on ’60 Minutes’ has been one of the milestones of my career. I was able to tell amazing stories and work with some of the best producers, editors and camera crews in this business,” Cooper said in a media release. “For nearly 20 years, I was able to bal…
Anderson Cooper Leaving 60 Minutes After Nearly 20 Years as CBS Faces Upheaval
After nearly 20 years, Anderson Cooper is leaving 60 Minutes, one of television's most revered news magazines. The longtime CNN anchor joined the television news magazine in 2006, and is reportedly not renewing his CBS contract. This decision is prompted by leadership shakeups, tensions in editorial teams, and internal morale concerns—issues that CBS is facing. Cooper's roles in CNN will not be affected. According a report by Breaker Media on Mo…
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Boston HeraldBy DAVID BAUDER Anderson Cooper, who has reported for CBS's "60 Minutes" for the past two decades and hosts a nightly newscast on CNN, announced Monday that he is leaving the CBS show to spend more time with his family. Cooper appeared on Sunday night's broadcast to present a brief segment on filmmaker Ken Burns. It is unlikely to be his last appearance on the show, as it is scheduled to conclude its current season in May. "Being a correspondent…
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