CNN's Anderson Cooper has just signed a new contract with the cable network, and this one is estimated to be worth $4 million dollars a year, a raise from the $2 million dollars a year he is getting under his current contract.
The Broadcasting & Cable article linked above also says that because Cooper is no longer available, producers of The Early Show are going to have to look elsewhere for a new host for the morning show. Though I never heard definitive word that Cooper was in line for the gig, just that the show was undergoing major changes.
Cooper hosts the nightly news show Anderson Cooper 360 and has started to also contribute to CBS' 60 Minutes. The new contract is a multi-year deal.
So readers...is he worth it?
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1-19-2007 @ 5:39PM
David said...
NO!
Damn... no!
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1-19-2007 @ 6:29PM
TomB said...
I read where his ratings at 10pm still haven't reached the level of the predecessor, Newsnight with Aaron Brown. Apparently, the demographic is better, so CNN is happy.
I like what Kathy Griffin says about him, "Anderson Cooper covering Katrina - in Prada."
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1-19-2007 @ 9:45PM
WN said...
I think he's worth it. I hadn't watched CNN in years until I discovered him. I like his on-air personality very much.
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1-19-2007 @ 7:45PM
radwimp said...
cooper rocks but no news anchor is worth $4mil...jesus!
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1-20-2007 @ 12:24AM
nick said...
Anderson Cooper was the best thing about the Mole, the short lived, thinking person's reality game show.
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1-20-2007 @ 1:20PM
Raul said...
He's worth every penny of it...
I love my news with a side of good-looking.
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1-20-2007 @ 10:30PM
InL.A. said...
Cooper is no Brad Pitt or even Stone Phillips, but if you must watch the news at all, he is "okay" compared to other news channels. However, the bottom line is that Cooper will never be a mainstream personality until he leaves CNN!
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