Anderson Cooper

An American broadcast journalist is named for Anderson Cooper. He is the primary anchor of the CNN news show Anderson Cooper 360° which usually broadcasts live from a New York City studio but he often broadcasts live from CNN's studios in Washington, D.C., or on location for breaking news stories. Anderson Cooper is also the correspondent for 60 Minutes. He also served as host of his own eponymous syndicated daytime talk show, "Anderson Live" from September 2011 to May 2013. His book Dispatches from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival was released in May 2006. He has been honored with several awards multiple times such as the Emmy Award in 1997, 2006, and 2011. In May 2007, he was ranked number 2 among "The Most Powerful Gay Men and Women in America" by Out magazine. In 2012, he publicly declared himself to be gay. In an email published online, Cooper mentioned he was proud of and happy about his sexual orientation and had decided to make the fact known to everybody, so no one would wonder whether he was uncomfortable about it or not. Anderson Cooper is active in Instagram with the followers of more than 2 Million under the account name of @andersoncooper.