Anderson Cooper will exit ’60 Minutes’ to focus on family and CNN role

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Anderson Cooper, a CNN anchor, is leaving his role at “60 Minutes,” adding to recent changes at the long-running news program.

Cooper announced on Monday that he’s stepping down from his position at CBS News to focus on spending more time with his young children. He first joined the program in 2007 while also continuing to work as a prime-time anchor for CNN.

Anderson Cooper said that working as a correspondent for ’60 Minutes’ was a highlight of his career, allowing him to share incredible stories with talented colleagues. He’s been juggling roles at CNN and CBS for almost two decades, but now, with young children, he wants to prioritize spending time with his family while his kids still want to spend time with him.

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The editor-in-chief held her first division-wide meeting to discuss the road ahead.

Bill Cooper’s leaving might be the start of bigger changes at “60 Minutes.” Bari Weiss, who became editor-in-chief of CBS News last October, is likely to significantly revamp the well-known news program.

Last year, CBS considered Anderson Cooper, 58, to be the new anchor for “CBS Evening News” before deciding to move in a different direction with Maurice DuBois and John Dickerson. Ultimately, Cooper renewed his contract with CNN, and CBS chose Tony Dokoupil as the new anchor.

This is a developing story.

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2026-02-17 02:31