Friday, December 31, 2010
Happy New Year 2011
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Thursday, December 30, 2010
A Look Back At NYE, AC Style
As the countdown to New Year's Eve begins we thought it a good time to take a look back at clips from the last few NYE broadcasts with Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin.
ATA won't be live blogging AC's NYE show this year but we will have clips posted as soon as possible. We hope everyone has a safe and fun NYE.
2009/10:
The Shot on New Year's Day 2009 was a look back at the highs and lows of the New Years Eve 2008 special.
Before the program began….
A shot of Anderson's "perch" high above the crowd:
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Talk Show Memories 12/29/19
Anderson Cooper has appeared on the Ellen Degeneres Show several times. This first set of clips is from March 2009:
part 1
part 2
part 3
And in a remote from Haiti in January of this year (2010)
And this one is from October 2010:
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010
AC Talk Show Memories 12/28/10
Today we've got Anderson Cooper's appearance in the Fall of 2005 on The Colbert Report for your enjoyment.
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Monday, December 27, 2010
AC Talk Show Memories 12/27/10
Tonight we've got a few more talk show clips for your enjoyment. This first one is from May 29, 2005 when AC guested on CBS's The Early Show.
Thanks to one of our anonymous commenters we now have at least part of AC's Tonight Show appearance from August 2007 with Heidi Klum that we mentioned in last night's post.
The second part has a little overlap of the first clip with the rest of the interview.
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Sunday, December 26, 2010
AC Talk Show Memories 12/26/10
Tonight we have Anderson Cooper's appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno that aired on March 27, 2008.
Part 1
Part 2
And here's AC's appearance, in 2 parts, from May 6, 2009.
Sadly we have no copy of Anderson appearing on The Tonight Show in August 2007. If anyone has it we'd love a copy. You can read about it here. Cooper's story about prematurely going grey and Heidi Klum's reaction were priceless.
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Friday, December 24, 2010
Merry Christmas 2010
Tonight we have for you our annual Classic Cooper Christmas Clips. It's a collection of our favorite Anderson Cooper Christmas moments.
This first Christmas video teams photos of AC with Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas.
In December of 2002 Anderson sat in for Aaron Brown on NewsNight. He did a Segment titled 'Yule Be Sorry' about bad Christmas music.
Ted Allen and Carson Kressley join Anderson Cooper on the AC360 set, in December of 2003, to talk about how to make your Yuletide gay.
Another clip from December 2003, this one was entitled 'Holiday Catalog' and was part of a 'Fresh Print' segment on AC360.
And we will leave you with AC's version of Clement Moore's The Night Before Christmas
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Thursday, December 23, 2010
AC Talk Show Memories 12/23/10
We continue to share some of our favorite Anderson Cooper guest appearances on talk shows. Today we have two of AC's appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The first is from February 2005.
The second clip is from June 21, 2006.
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
AC Talk Show Memories 12/22/10
We have two clips of Anderson Cooper appearing on Conan to share with you tonight. The first is from April 13, 2005:
And October 15, 2007
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
AC Talk Show Memories 12/21/10
Tonight's walk down memory lane with Anderson Cooper is courtesy of Carson Daly.
From November 3rd, 2004:
From September 2nd, 2003:
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Monday, December 20, 2010
AC Talk Show Memories 12/20/10
Christmas vacation has begun for Anderson Cooper and for All Things Anderson's overworked and underpaid staff. But before we closed the offices for the holidays we dug through the archives to find talk show memories from years past. Tonight we present AC with David Letterman. Enjoy!
October 17, 2005
July 14, 2006
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Sunday, December 19, 2010
An Anderson Cooper & AC360 Grab Bag
Monday: The SHOT
Tuesday: The SHOT
Wednesday: Back Story - Gary Tuchman in Haiti
Thursday: The SHOT
Thursday: Perry's Principle
Thursday: The RidicuList
Friday: The SHOT
Friday: RidicuList
Phebe posted on Thursday night that I would include the clip of Anderson's tribute to Larry King on today's post. However, I decided to do post both clips and the transcript as an extra on Friday's post. If you missed it, here's the link.
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Saturday, December 18, 2010
AC Talk Show Memories 12/18/10
Over the holidays we're going to be taking a look back at some of Anderson Cooper's appearances on talk shows. We'll get back to Sunday reading posts in January. Tonight we'll kick off our series with a several conversations AC has had with Charlie Rose on PBS.
August 2004:
This is a fascinating conversation that Cooper had with his friend Rose a few months after AC360 premiered. They touch on a wide range of topics including what AC wants 360 to be, portions of Cooper's interview with Jean-Bertrand Aristide, former President of Haiti and if Anderson Cooper ever envisions leaving CNN. Very timely stuff.
In August 2005 Cooper again talked with Charlie Rose, this time about the starving in Niger.
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Friday, December 17, 2010
Friday's AC360 & Anderson Cooper's Tribute to Larry King
Anderson Cooper was in the NYC studio Friday and opened with a run down on the night's top stories: Failing 9/11 Responders; an American jailed in Haiti; and a Reality Show Murder Mystery
KEEPING THEM HONEST, FAILING 9/11 RESPONDERS: A report by Anderson Cooper
9/11 HEALTH CARE BILL IN LIMBO: Follow up interview with Rep. Anthony Weiner (D) NY
KEEPING THEM HONEST, SILENT TREATMENT: Anderson Cooper's report on Rep-elect Renee Ellmers and his attempt to talk to her
SILENT TREATMENT FROM POLITICIAN, Muslims say Rep-elect Ellmers isn't returning phone calls: Anderson's interview with Khalilah Sabra from the American Muslims Society's Freedom Project
SCHOOL BOARD SHOOTING HERO: A report by Anderson Cooper
SCHOOL BOARD SHOOTING HERO TALKS: Anderson's interview with Mike Jones, Security Officer
AMERICAN JAILED: A report by Anderson Cooper about American aid worker Paul Waggoner who is jailed in Haiti on suspicion of kidnapping
U.S. AID WORKER JAILED IN HAITI, Accused of kidnapping dead baby: Anderson's interview with Paul Sebring, Materials Management Relief Corp and friend of Paul Waggoner
"AMERICA'S GOT TALENT" MURDER MYSTERY: A report by Ted Rowlands
360 BULLETIN: Susan Hendricks
The RidicuList: Dr. Jennifer Morse - she wants the rainbow backEXTRAS:
From Larry King Live Thursday night- VIDEO:
KING: As you can see, the panel has increased, with the wife and the kids. We'll meet them in a minute. Anderson Cooper and I have been meeting via satellite, Monday through Friday for about five years now. All good things come to an end, Anderson. Sorry you can't be with us tonight.
ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR: Larry, I'm not going to talk about what's on my program tonight, which is what I usually do in this program. I just want to use my brief time to say thank you. You have been a friend, a mentor to me all these years that I have been at CNN. And I truly cannot imagine this place without you. And if I can say something very personal for a moment. You and I had lunch once recently and we both talked about our fathers. And we both lost our dads at a very young age. I think you were nine, I was 10. We talked about how one really never gets over something like that. And I was just thinking about how proud your dad must be for all that you accomplished in your career. And more importantly, in your life, being there for your boys, for your family, taking them to ball games, to school, and doing all the things that I know he would have wanted to do for you and that my dad would have wanted to do for me. Right before my dad died, he actually wrote a letter to me. And I just want to read you something that he said to me. He said, quote, "we must go rejoicing in the blessings of this world, chief of which is the mystery, the magic, the majesty and the miracle that is life." And I think you, more than most people, have done just that in your life and on your show. You've rejoiced in the blessings of this world. And you've brought us every night the mystery, the magic, the majesty and the miracle that's life. So I just want to thank you, Larry. We love you here. And we look forward to all that you're going to do in the days ahead.
KING: Thank you, Anderson. I'm really touched. Thank you so much.
End of Larry King Live/Beginning of AC360-
ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR: Well, a remarkable moment, a remarkable man has just signed off the air. It's hard to imagine saying this for the last time, but, Larry, thank you very much. And thanks very much for watching, everyone.
And Anderson ended AC360 with -
From Twitter today~

While I will watch the Anderson - Piers interview, which will be shown on AC360, I don't think I'll be tuning into Piers' program anytime soon. I already miss Larry King. ~ Wonz.
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Saying Goodbye to Larry
Anderson Cooper opened Thursday's AC360 with some heartfelt and touching words for Larry King. Cooper seemed sad and his voice a bit shaky as he said, "A remarkable moment, a remarkable man who's just signed off the air. It's hard to imagine saying this for the last time but Larry thank you very much and thanks for watching everyone.
$1.1 TRILLION SPENDING BILL YANKED, Senate Dems give up bid to pass legislation: Anderson Cooper reporting, follow up discussion with Erick Erickson, Gloria Borger and Steve Kornacki, Salon.com
BIRTHER TO BE DISMISSED FROM ARMY, also faces 6 months in jail for refusing deployment: Anderson Cooper reporting, follow up discussion with Jeff Toobin and Thomas Kenniff, former JAG officer
IN HIS OWN WORDS: Anderson Cooper introduced a video of a press conference held by the security guard Mike Jones, who was a hero in the school board incident this week.
360 BULLETIN: Susan Hendricks
AFGHANISTAN REALITY CHECK, Pres. Obama strategy "on track": Anderson Cooper reporting
Sebastian Junger and Peter Bergen on the follow up discussion
The Ridiculist: Michael VickA Larry King retrospective was last up on tonight's program
EXTRA:
The New York Times Brian Stelter is reporting that AC will get the 9 PM hour in January until Piers Morgan's program starts. He wrote:
CNN has a month of time to fill between Larry King’s last day and the first day for his replacement, Piers Morgan. Mr. King’s final edition of “Larry King Live” will be broadcast on Thursday.
Here’s the plan after that point: the channel will show repeats of “Larry King Live” for the rest of December, and it will give Anderson Cooper an extra hour in January.
CNN has not specified when Mr. Morgan’s program, “Piers Morgan Tonight,” will start, but it is expected in mid-January. Until then, Mr. Cooper, who usually anchors the 10 p.m. hour, will handle 9 p.m. as well, ”including some special coverage from Haiti surrounding the anniversary,” a CNN spokeswoman said.
I watched Larry King Live for the last time tonight with much sadness. Even aging Larry was better than no Larry. He was one of the best things on CNN. I can't imagine why CNN management, with all the crappy shows they air, would chose to drop Larry King Live.
If given the opportunity to name his successor we don't know who Larry would have picked, but I truly doubt that it would be Piers Morgan. Piers may be boffo with his new program but I think it will take me quite some time to warm to him.
God bless you Larry King and may you have the last laugh! ~Phebe
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Another Crazy Night
On 360 tonight: Senator Joe Lieberman says the votes are there to lift don't ask don't tell but now they're fighting over working through the holidays and Republicans are saying they're disrespecting Christmas, now more Americans could be eligible for lap band surgery and 360 looks into whether it's safe, and the story of the school board shooting caught on tape.
KEEPING THEM HONEST: RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK: Report by Anderson Cooper
'DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL' REPEAL PASSES HOUSE Bill heads to Senate next: Interview with Senator Joe Lieberman
CHRISTMAS COMPLAINTS Senators unhappy over holiday work days: Discussion with Paul Begala and Dana Loesch
GULF OIL SPILL A FATHER'S PLEA: Report by Anderson Cooper
OIL SPILL DISASTER: A FATHER'S PLEA Sen. DeMint holding up legislation: Interview with Keith Jones
FLORIDA SCHOOL BOARD SHOOTING New insight on gunman Clay Duke: Report by Tom Foreman
360 BULLETIN: Susan Hendricks
EXPANDING LAP-BAND SURGERY FDA vote raises questions: Discussion with Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Dr. Phil McGraw
THE RIDICULIST: The Facebook thief:
Chad Ochocinco from the Cincinatti Bengals tweeted that he spoke with Anderson today. Do we believe this? Hmmm. Here's his tweets:
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Sanity Gone Crazy
Anderson Cooper was in the studio to bring us breaking news of a shooting; more birther madness and to talk about earmarks.
KEEPING THEM HONEST, BIRTHER COURT MARSHALL: Report by Anderson Cooper
BIRTHER COURT MARSHALL: Follow up discussion with Jeff Toobin and Thomas Kenniff, Former JAG Officer (Jeff Toobin had the best line of the night, IMO. "This is not a fight between Democrats & Republicans. This is a fight between the sane & the insane." ~ Wonz.)
BREAKING NEWS: GUNMAN OPENS FIRE AT SCHOOL BOARD MTG, Attempted to kill board members, bullets missed: Anderson Cooper and Tom Foreman report
BREAKING NEWS: GUNMAN OPENS FIRE AT SCHOOL BOARD MTG, Attempted to kill board members, bullets missed: Anderson Cooper interviews William Husfett, Superintendent of Bay County Schools
360 BULLETIN: Joe Johns
Yes, I'm having a syndicated talk show in the daytime, and it is going to be called ANDERSON.
SNEAKY SPENDING, Earmarks vs. Congressionally directed spending?: A KTH report by Anderson Cooper
EARMARKS UNDER FIRE, Critics blast omnibus spending bill: Follow up discussion with Paul Begala and Erick Erickson
Mark your calendars for June 7, 2011? Really? It's the first Republican primary debate and CNN will be covering it.
360 BULLETIN: Joe Johns
The RidicuList: "THE VIEW" LADIES? (Sorry 360, I have to disagree with this one. Did you not see John Boehner interviewed on 60 Minutes? ~ Wonz.)EXTRAS:
Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin return to New York City's Times Square to co-host CNN's coverage of the New Year's Eve celebration on Friday, Dec. 31, from 11 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.(ET). The duo will reunite for the 4th year of "New Year's Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin".
"The Most Trusted Name in News just got a whole lot more trusting" said Griffin, "I'm thrilled that they're letting me co-host New Year’s Eve with Anderson Cooper again!"
"Once again, I'm terrified to be co-hosting CNN's New Year’s Eve show with Kathy Griffin" said Cooper, "It’s often bitterly cold, and yet after being with her for a few minutes on live television, I find myself drenched in sweat."
CNN correspondents will provide reports from celebrations across the country and around the world. CNN International anchor and correspondent Isha Sesay will join Cooper and Griffin from the crowd in Times Square. Correspondent Gary Tuchman will report live from Central Park for the annual Midnight Run. Correspondents John Zarrella will be live in Key West, Florida and CNN anchor and correspondent Brooke Baldwin will broadcast live from The Hard Rock Café in Nashville, Tennessee.
Leading up to "New Year's Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin" will be "Anderson Cooper 360’s All the Best, All the Worst 2010", which will air at 8pm and 10pm ET. Hosted by Tom Foreman, the special takes a look back at the year that was. From politics to pop culture and big news stories to the internet and sports, we’ll cover the best and the worst moments of 2010 with our panel of guests: our own Anderson Cooper, Newsweek’s Julia Reed, The Onion’s Baratunde Thurston, comedian Pete Dominick, the NFL Network’s Rich Eisen, CBS’s The Talk host Julie Chen, super Twitter tweeter Jack Gray, truTV’s Sunny Hostin, and CNN’s Kathleen Parker and Eliot Spitzer. A special edition of Larry King Live will air at 9pm ET.
And a short clip of Conan's take on the name of ANDERSON's new talk show ~
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