Anderson Cooper Renews Multiyear CNN Contract

Anderson Cooper, the veteran CNN anchor, has signed a new multiyear contract with the network, securing his role as a key figure in its programming amid an industry-wide shift toward digital media.

The agreement, reached in recent weeks, ensures Cooper will continue hosting his flagship program, Anderson Cooper 360, which airs weeknights at 8 p.m. ET and has been a cornerstone of CNN since its launch in 2003. Cooper joined the network in 2001 and has since expanded his portfolio to include the weekly newsmagazine The Whole Story, introduced in 2023, and the podcast and streaming series All There Is, which explores themes of grief and loss through interviews with figures such as Stephen Colbert and Whoopi Goldberg. He also co-anchors CNN's annual New Year's Eve broadcast from Times Square alongside Andy Cohen and serves as a correspondent for CBS's 60 Minutes.

At 58, Cooper has long expressed a deep commitment to journalism. In a 2016 speech accepting a lifetime achievement award from Yale University, his alma mater, he described the work as "a great privilege" that allows him to "tell people's stories" and "bear witness to the struggle of people who are trying to live good and...