WHY ANDERSON FLEW COOP

60 Minutes quitter also sees time running out at CNN

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Cooper left the CBS show as the network's news division undergoes changes

CORRESPONDENT Anderson Cooper has signed off for good from 60 Minutes after nearly two decades at the CBS mainstay as he expressed a desire to spend more time with his two young kids — but sources say his departure is a classic case of him jumping before he was pushed as network honcho Bari Weiss revamps the news division.

What’s more, tipsters say the clock’s ticking for Cooper at CNN, too, even though he inked a new contract with the beleaguered network in late 2025.