Anderson Cooper is leaving 60 Minutes after nearly two decades as a correspondent.
According to Deadline, Cooper was reporting for 60 Minutes on CBS while anchoring full time on CNN under an agreement between the two networks. However, Cooper recently turned down a renewal offer from CBS, choosing to depart the newsmagazine.
“Being a correspondent at 60 Minutes has been one of the great honors of my career. I got to tell amazing stories, and work with some of the best producers, editors, and camera crews in the business," Cooper said in a statement to Deadline. For nearly twenty years, I’ve been able to balance my jobs at CNN and CBS, but I have little kids now and I want to spend as much time with them as possible, while they still want to spend time with me.”
Cooper is the father of two sons: Wyatt, 5, and Sebastian, 4, both welcomed via surrogate and co-parented with his former partner Benjamin Maisani.
The journalist's final segment on the show, a story on documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, aired on Sunday, Feb. 15.
Cooper first began reporting for 60 Minutes during their 2006-07 season. Over the years, his segments have won multiple Emmys, including a profile of jazz prodigy Joey Alexander and a story about African prison inmates whose music won a Grammy.
In December 2025, Cooper signed a new deal to stay with CNN, with his presence on the network including his primetime show Anderson Cooper 360, Sunday newsmagazine The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper, and the podcast and streaming series All There Is.
Cooper's departure also marks the first major shakeup for 60 Minutes under the leadership of Bari Weiss. Weiss, who became the editor-in-chief of CBS News in October 2025, was subject to scrutiny in December over her last-minute decision to pull a story on El Salvador’s CECOT prison, where the Trump administration has sent numerous deportees.
Weiss defended the decision at the time, saying the piece was “not ready” as it had no on-the-record response from the White House. The story ultimately ran on Jan. 18.
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