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Anderson Cooper is leaving “60 Minutes” after nearly 20 years as a correspondent on the CBS News program.
“Being a correspondent for 60 Minutes has been one of the great honors of my career. I’ve had the opportunity to tell great stories and work with some of the best producers, editors and camera crews in the industry,” Cooper said in a statement provided to USA TODAY on Feb. 16.
The statement continued: “For nearly 20 years, I have juggled my jobs at CNN and CBS, but now that I have young children, I want to spend as much time as possible with them while they still want to spend time with me.”
The journalist will officially leave the show when his current contract expires.
Cooper, who has worked at CNN since December 2001 and is the host of “Anderson Cooper 360,” has garnered several Emmy Awards and nominations for his work on the Sunday night news magazine, which is in its 58th season.
His most recent appearance was on the Sunday, February 15th episode of “60 Minutes” in the “Last Minute” segment.
CBS News has gone through several shakeups since Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison appointed Free Press founder and opinion writer Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief in October. Her hiring sparked controversy over her lack of experience in news broadcasting.
The network’s sudden decision to cut off a segment on “60 Minutes” featuring a huge prison in El Salvador housing immigrants deported from the United States, hours before airing in December, sparked backlash and accusations that it was politically motivated.
The following month, “Inside CECOT,” which CBS initially said required additional coverage, aired with details including comments from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
