Cooper joined CNN in 2001 as a weekend anchor

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• Anderson Cooper is celebrating 25 years at CNN
• Cooper first joined the network in 2001 as its weekend anchor
• The award-winning journalist currently anchors Anderson Cooper 360°

Anderson Cooper is marking a milestone anniversary on CNN! 

The CNN anchor, 59, celebrated 25 years on the network on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Cooper posted a throwback photo from when he first joined CNN to his Instagram Story to mark the major milestone.

“Was hired by @cnn 25 years ago today,” Cooper wrote. “Time definitely flies, and gray hair spreads.” 

In 2001, Cooper joined CNN as its weekend anchor. Two years later, he began hosting Anderson Cooper 360°, which is one of the network’s most popular programs. Cooper has covered major news events and has played a pivotal role in the network’s political and election coverage throughout his quarter century at the network.

Cooper has also won several awards, including 23 Emmys. He helped lead CNN’s coverage of Hurricane Katrina, which earned a Peabody Award, and he received the Edward R. Murrow Award in 2011.

A Yale University graduate, Cooper began his journalism career at Channel One News. There, he served as chief international correspondent, producing reporting from Cambodia, Haiti, Israel, Russia and South Africa, among others. Since the start of his career, Cooper has worked in nearly 80 countries.

Cooper went on to join ABC News as a correspondent and host of the network’s reality program The Mole. He then anchored ABC’s overnight newscast World News Now and was a correspondent for World News Tonight and 20/20. 

He served as a correspondent for CBS’ 60 Minutes for 20 years, until his exit in May. Cooper joined 60 Minutes during the 2006-07 television season, while continuing to anchor CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360°. He left 60 Minutes in February.

Cooper also hosts All There Is with Anderson Cooper, a podcast where he and his guests open up about their journeys of grief. He also hosts The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper, which features character-driven reporting from CNN anchors and correspondents.

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