Overview
- Cooper, who signed off during Sunday’s season finale, ended his two‑decade run as a 60 Minutes correspondent with an emotional farewell.
- He said he is stepping back to be with his young sons and to ease a workload split with CNN, and CBS said the door remains open if he wants to return.
- In an Overtime interview, he praised 60 Minutes’ independence and said the show’s trusted reporting relies on time, patience, and money.
- His final report focused on London’s taxi industry and how self‑driving technology is reshaping it.
- The departure comes as CBS News faces internal strain under editor in chief Bari Weiss, including a 60 Minutes piece on El Salvador’s CECOT prison that was held in December and later aired largely unchanged.