Anderson Cooper
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| Organization: | CNN | ||
| Role: | Anchor | ||
| Location: | New York, N.Y. | ||
| Expertise: | Journalism | ||
| Education: | Yale University (B.A. political science, 1989) | ||
| Website: | Official website | ||
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Anderson Cooper is the anchor of "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" on CNN. He has been awarded several awards for his journalism. He is also a regular contributor to CBS' "60 Minutes."[1]
Biography
Anderson Cooper was born in New York City in 1967. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Yale University in 1989.[2][3]
In 1992, Anderson Cooper began his journalism career with Channel One News, a school-oriented news network, as a chief international correspondent.[1] After Channel One, Cooper joined ABC News; he was a reporter and anchor on several shows, including "The Mole," "World News Now," "World News Tonight" and "20/20."[1][4]
Cooper has won several awards, including the DuPont Award for his coverage of the tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2004, and a Peabody Award for CNN's coverage of Hurricane Katrina. He has also received eight Emmy awards and the Edward R. Murrow Award.[1]
Work and activities
Television broadcasting
CNN
In 2001, Cooper joined CNN; at CNN he covered a variety of news events from the ground, including the conflicts in the Middle East, the NSA surveillance debate, Hurricane Katrina and the earthquake in Haiti, among others. He has also covered elections.[1]
CBS
In addition to his work on CNN, Cooper is a regular contributor to CBS' "60 Minutes."[1]
Presidential debates
2016
- See also: Presidential debates (2015-2016)
On September 28, 2015, CNN announced that Anderson Cooper would moderate the October 2015 Democratic debate in Las Vegas, Nev., along with Juan Carlos López, Don Lemon and Dana Bash.[5]
On September 2, 2016, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced the moderators for the 2016 general election debates between Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Cooper and Martha Raddatz moderated the October 9 debate in St. Louis, Missouri.[6]
2012
On October 18, 2011, Cooper moderated a Republican presidential primary debate in Las Vegas.[7]
Media
Recent news
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See also
- What is an influencer?
- CNN
- Dana Bash
- Juan Carlos López
- Don Lemon
- Presidential debates (2015-2016)
- CNN Democratic debate (October 13, 2015)
External links
- CNN
- Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
- Anderson Cooper bio on CBS News
- Anderson Cooper bio on CNN
- Anderson Cooper on Facebook
- Anderson Cooper on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 CNN, "Anderson Cooper," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ People Magazine, "Happy Birthday, Anderson Cooper! 13 Throwbacks of the News Anchor and Doting Dad," June 3, 2022
- ↑ Biography, "Anderson Cooper," February 11, 2022
- ↑ New York Magazine, "Mole Man," January 15, 2001
- ↑ CNN, "CNN debate criteria would allow Joe Biden to participate," September 28, 2015
- ↑ CNN, "Presidential debate moderators announced," September 2, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Full Transcript CNN Western Republican Presidential Debate (08:00pm - 10:00pm)," October 18, 2011
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