Anderson Cooper Leaves 60 Minutes for Family Time

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Veteran journalist Anderson Cooper is departing '60 Minutes' to prioritize family time after nearly two decades with the program.

•Anderson Cooper has announced his departure from the CBS News program '60 Minutes'.
•The decision stems from Cooper's desire to spend more time with his children.
•Cooper had been a correspondent for '60 Minutes' for nearly 20 years.
•His exit follows other personnel changes at CBS News, including the arrival of new Executive Editor Wendy Weiss.

Overview

•Anderson Cooper began working with CBS News as a correspondent for '60 Minutes' between 2006-2007.
•On February 16, Anderson Cooper issued a statement explaining his decision to leave '60 Minutes'.
•Anderson Cooper cited a desire to spend more time with his children as the primary reason for his departure from '60 Minutes'.
•Anderson Cooper has been a journalist for CNN since 2001, hosting 'Anderson Cooper 360'.
•Wendy Weiss became the new Executive Editor of CBS News in October.
•Wendy Weiss stated in January that her strategy for CBS News involves adding 19 more correspondents and adopting streaming concepts.
•Wendy Weiss had expressed interest in Anderson Cooper working more fully with CBS News, including anchoring a weeknight program.
•Anderson Cooper renewed his contract with CNN in 2025.

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Key Quotes

Anderson Cooper

"For nearly 20 years, I managed my time between CNN and CBS, but now I have children I want to spend as much time with as possible, which is why I decided to leave this program."

ตลอดระยะเวลาเกือบ 20 ปีที่ผ่านมา เขาสามารถบริหารจัดการเวลาระหว่างการทำงานที่ซีเอ็นเอ็นและซีบีเอสมาได้โดยตลอด แต่ตอนนี้เขามีลูกๆ ที่อยากจะใช้เวลาอยู่ร่วมกันให้ได้มากที่สุดแล้ว จึงเป็นเหตุที่ทำให้เขาตัดสินใจออกจากรายการนี้

Key Entities

Person

Anderson Cooper(แอนเดอร์สัน คูเปอร์)ℹ️

Prominent journalist and anchor who is leaving '60 Minutes' to spend more time with his children, and is also a long-time CNN correspondent.

Wendy Weiss(บารี ไวส์)

The new Executive Editor of CBS News responsible for changes in personnel and strategy.

Organization

CBS News(ซีบีเอสนิวส์)ℹ️

The television news division of the CBS network, experiencing personnel changes and aiming to increase ratings.

CNN(ซีเอ็นเอ็น)ℹ️

A cable news channel where Anderson Cooper hosts 'Anderson Cooper 360'.

Paramount SkyDance(บริษัทพาราเมาต์ สกายแดนซ์)

A company involved in a collaboration with CBS News and CNN.

Warner Bros. Discovery(บริษัทวอร์เนอร์ บราเธอร์ส ดิสคัฟเวอรี)ℹ️

The parent company of CNN.

ABC(เอบีซี)ℹ️

A competing television network with high ratings that CBS News aims to match.

NBC(เอ็นบีซี)ℹ️

A competing television network with high ratings that CBS News aims to match.