Anderson Cooper

Anderson Hays Cooper is an American author, journalist, and television personality. He was born on 3rd June 1967. He is the main anchor of the Anderson Cooper 3600 CNN news show. He is the son of Gloria Vanderbilt from the Cornelius Vanderbilt lineage. He was raised in New York City, where he went to Dalton School and later joined Yale University. Before hosting his own news in 2003, he had first been a correspondent for ABC News in 1995. Cooper’s father died while he was just 10 years old during heart surgery, something which greatly influenced the way he lived his life. In 1988, his family experienced yet another tragedy when Cooper’s brother, Carter, jumped from the 14th floor of his Mom’s apartment in the City of New York. After Carter’s death, Cooper became interested in the questions of survival.

Career Accomplishments

Cooper started his journalism career with Channel One where he was a fact-checker. Channel One produces news that is mainly meant for schools around the country. He later felt bored with the day-to-day job and decided to visit Southeast Asia. His footage of the strife in parts of Africa and Myanmar gave him the chief international correspondent role in Channel One. His reports attracted so much attention to an extent that he was hired by ABC News and later a co-anchor of World News Now. He left for ABC’s reality show The Mole in 2000 after growing weary of the demanding schedule. Cooper was compelled to return to the news after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and he was hired by CNN in January 2002 as a substitute anchor and correspondent. In 2003, Cooper was given his own show, where he was tasked with examining all the major stories of the day in-depth. The Anderson Cooper 360 became an instant success and Cooper himself has since then been a household name. This was mainly propelled through his coverage of events such as Pope John II's death, Hurricane Katrina, and the Lebanon revolution. Cooper has won a number of major honors, including Emmy Awards. In addition to this, he has won a Bronze Award from the National Educational Film Festival, a Silver Plaque from Chicago Film Festival, GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding TV Journalism, and many others.

Most Known For

Apart from his CNN’s Anderson Cooper 3600 show, Cooper is also known as a CBS News correspondent.

Where he is now?

Anderson Cooper is currently living in New York. Apart from his CNN show, Cooper is a freelance writer and has authored a number of articles that have appeared in various outlets. Cooper is also a Correspondent for CBS.