Anderson Cooper

 Anderson Hays Cooper, born June 3, 1967] is an American broadcast journalist who also acts as an political commentator. He is from Vanderbilt. Anderson Cooper 360deg is his principal anchor of the news. Cooper is also a CBS News correspondent for 60 Minutes. Cooper graduated from Yale University in 1989 with a Bachelor's of Arts. He began his travels across the globe, capturing footage of war-ravaged areas for Channel One News. Cooper was employed by ABC News as a correspondent in 1995. However, he soon took more jobs throughout the network, working for brief periods as a co-anchor as well as a reality game show host, as well as a fill-in morning talk show host.In 2001, Cooper joined CNN, and was given his own show, Anderson Cooper 360deg, in 2003; he is the show's host since. Cooper became famous for his ability to write on the facts of news events. His coverage of the devastating hurricane Katrina was a highlight of his popularity. Cooper was given the National Order of Honour and Merit for his reporting of Haiti's 2010 earthquake. It is the highest honor given by the Haitian government. From September 2011 until May 2013, he also was host of his own daytime talk show syndicated by his own network, Anderson Live.