Anderson Cooper on his fridge and his travels
Posted by Kathy Rowings
We chatted with Anderson Cooper (at left) a few months ago for the Who's News page, where he told us he'd be a lot less tired if he had a different job. But writer Monica Collins just spent the morning with the CNN anchor for an upcoming cover story. Here's what she had to say about one of cable news’ most talked about anchors:
“The Cooper confab began early at Live With Regis And Kelly where he guest-hosted for Regis Philbin, which Cooper again said he loves doing it because Kelly Ripa is a favorite of his. After the show, the interview moved to Cooper’s New York City office at CNN where the globe-trotting anchor admitted that he doesn’t read anything about himself — including the 'handsomest Q-Tip in the newsbiz' line on a waggish media blog or Fox's Greta Van Susteren recent put-down of his CNN show as 'a marketing experiment.'
Known to be protective of his privacy, Cooper couldn’t have been more cordial throughout the interview as he answered queries near (he only has a carton of old chicken curry in his refrigerator at the moment), far (a glistening lake in the Congo is the most beautiful sight yet in his worldwide travels) and many places in between (his thoughts on the late Tim Russert). And while he may be guarded at points he has such electric blue eyes and a very engaging manner that you can't help but feel he's sharing as much as he can."
Be sure to check out USA WEEKEND's Aug. 14 issue for even more about Monica’s time with Cooper.
Comments (1)
How could I get in touch with him as I have his Tredwell ancestry, in my computer..and come to find out we are 8th cousins :) charie Wall at cawalljr@earthlink.net (I am the Tredwell genealogist with a databae of about 70,000 family mmbers)