Anderson Cooper is leaving CBS's '60 Minutes' after nearly 2 decades

"Being a correspondent at 60 Minutes has been one of the great honors of my career,"

"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,"

"For more than two decades, Anderson Cooper has taken 60 Minutes viewers on journeys to faraway places, told us unforgettable stories, reported consequential investigations and interviewed many prominent figures."

Anderson Cooper is leaving CBS's '60 Minutes' after nearly twenty years as a correspondent. He balanced roles at CNN and CBS for two decades and decided to step away from 60 Minutes to spend more time with his young children. Cooper, 58, joined 60 Minutes in 2006 and became one of its most recognizable hosts. A CBS spokesperson praised his reporting, noting his journeys to faraway places, unforgettable stories, consequential investigations, and interviews with prominent figures, and said the program understands his need to prioritize family and would welcome him back. The departure is described as a developing story.

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