Biography
The clever Cooper won far-reaching respect in an era of backlash against journalists, particularly with his emotional on-the-scene coverage of the devastation in New Orleans following 2005's Hurricane Katrina. His show "Anderson Cooper 360º" (CNN, 2003- ) became essential viewing for a generation often chided for not caring about the news, and Cooper himself its modern-day journalistic authority. The journalist possessed a glamour and charisma …
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Career Milestones
| Became a contributing Editor of Details magazine | ||
| Filmed stories from a variety of war-torn regions around the globe, including Somalia, Bosnia and Rwanda | ||
| Modeled for Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein and Macy's from age 10 to 13 | ||
| Studied Vietnamese at the University of Hanoi | ||
1992 | Worked as a fact checker for Channel One, a news program made to air in classrooms | |
1995 | At the age of 28, became the youngest correspondent for "ABC News" | |
1999 | Became the permanent co-anchor of ABC's "World News Now" | |
2000 | Took a job as the host of ABC's reality show "The Mole" | |
2001 | Returned to broadcast news to anchor alongside Paula Zahn on "American Morning" (CNN) | |
2002 | Became CNN's weekend prime time anchor | |
2003 | Hosted top-rated news program "Anderson Cooper 360" on CNN | |
2005 | Saw his show "Anderson Cooper 360" expand to 2 hours and shift into the 10pm slot formerly held by "Newsnight" | |
2005 | Signed a $1 million book deal with HarperCollins to publish his memoir | |
2005 | Temporarily added as co-anchor to Aaron Brown when CNN's "NewsNight" was changed from 60 to 120 minutes | |
2006 | Announced his moonlighting gig for "60 Minutes" (CBS) | |
2006 | Published his memoir Dispatches from the Edge | |
2007 | Hosted the documentary "Planet in Peril" with Sanjay Gupta and Jeff Corwin on CNN | |
2007 | Signed a new contract with CNN, which guaranteed him $4 million a year | |
2008 | Teamed with Lisa Ling for the sequel "Planet in Peril: Battle Lines" | |
2011 | Hosted the syndicated daytime talk show "Anderson" | |
2011 | Voiced the deadpan narrator for the Broadway revival of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" | |
Awards
2012 | Daytime Emmy Award for OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW / INFORMATIVE in Anderson |
2012 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host in Anderson |