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Born in New York City in 1967, Cooper is renowned for his compassionate, on-the-ground reporting domestically and abroad, from Hurricane Katrina to Black Lives Matter, the Haiti earthquake to the war in Ukraine. After working at Channel One and ABC News during the ’90s, in 2001 he moved to CNN, where for over twenty years he has anchored the investigative journalism show Anderson Cooper 360°. He is the recipient of many honors and awards, including twenty-three Emmys and two Peabodys. In 2022, he launched All There Is, an interview podcast that explores navigating loss and finding a way forward. “The reaction to the podcast has been extraordinary,” Cooper says. “The direct messages I get on Instagram, people stopping me on the street, telling me the names of loved ones they’ve lost. We’re all trying to come to terms with the fact that these people we loved are gone, and we’re still here.”
From his home in a restored firehouse in Greenwich Village, Cooper spoke with me about the precariousness of life, turning toward grief, and the biggest question he wrestles with now.
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