Anderson Cooper is ending his time at 60 Minutes. Cooper remains with CNN, where he anchors the nightly Anderson Cooper 360 and a weekly newsmagazine, The Whole Story. “Being a correspondent at 60 Minutes has been one of the great honors of my career,” Cooper said in a statement. 60 Minutes will be here if he ever wants to return.”Cooper’s departure marks the first big on-air change for 60 Minutes under the CBS News leadership of editor-in-chief Bari Weiss. The piece eventually ran on Jan. 18.Cooper began his tenure on 60 Minutes during the 2006-07 season.

Source: CNN February 17, 2026 12:08 UTC