"Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Anderson Cooper is leaving 60 Minutes after turning down an offer from CBS News to renew his contract, reported Breaker's Lachlan Cartwright on Monday. Cooper, who also anchors his AC360 show weeknights on CNN and is a correspondent for the cable news network, has been a correspondent with 60 Minutes for nearly two decades. His reports for 60 Minutes have been nominated for multiple Emmys, winning four."
"He was reportedly on CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss' short list for the next anchor to helm CBS Evening News, but now, according to Cartwright, Cooper has not only rebuffed Weiss' efforts to recruit him to the evening anchor desk, he's walking away from his role on 60 Minutes. Citing sources familiar with the matter, Cartwright reported that Cooper had been offered a contract renewal, but decided to pass, and make his exit instead."
Anderson Cooper is departing 60 Minutes after choosing not to renew a contract with CBS News. Cooper anchors AC360 on CNN and served as a 60 Minutes correspondent for nearly two decades, with multiple Emmy nominations and four wins for his reports. He was on a shortlist to anchor CBS Evening News but declined recruitment and opted to exit 60 Minutes. The departure follows a turbulent period at 60 Minutes, including longtime staff departures, a controversial settlement involving President Donald Trump linked to Paramount's merger with Skydance Media, and a delayed segment about CECOT, a maximum-security prison in El Salvador.
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