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andy says it ain’t so

630 — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 02:25:25 +0000

after some rumors started by “multiple insiders at cnn” (at least according to the wrap), anderson cooper emails his staff today to tell them that he has no plans to leave cnn. according to the rumors, andy is frustrated by his low ratings and is considering other offers when his contract ends next year. “one cnn on-air personality” also told the wrap that most cnn anchors were jealous of andy because he is utilizing all of cnn’s resources leaving them with very little for their own shows. i know andy is busy in new orleans covering the oil spill and that’s important news but he better do something about his ratings if he ever wants these rumors to stop. his secondary quarter ratings have gone down 28% from the same time last year.

[the wrap, tvnewser]

anderson cooper.. with glasses (not so good)

630 — Mon, 31 May 2010 23:51:00 +0000

with a mom like gloria vanderbilt, you’d think anderson cooper would have a little more fashion sense. i mean, he’s got great taste in ties but he clearly needs some help with eyeglasses. he debuted the two new pairs of glasses he got last week on live with regis and kelly and let’s just say, he needs to go back to the store.

(and yes, they look exactly alike.)

[jezebel.com]

why not call it the ’sacred bird’ or ’silver fox’?

180 — Wed, 19 May 2010 14:09:42 +0000

somebody besides me and 630 wants to get a head start on celebrating what may be the greatest day–anderson cooper’s day of birth. to celebrate this momentus occassion, someone or some organization preferring to remain nameless has been posting the recipe for a a sweet libation called the “sweet coopie” all around new york’s chelsea neighborhood–they must not have heard that andy lives in a converted firehouse in the west village. we’d prefer it be called the sacred bird for obvious reasons, but also because the drink contains grey goose and some other stuff. we’ll buy the first drink for the anonymous celebrant on june 3, andy’s 43rd birthday if they change the name to the sacred bird or the silver fox ‘cause you know how much we love his shiny, full head of gray hair.

[gawker]

anderson cooper, live

630 — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:45:25 +0000

bird watchers, here’s your chance… see anderson cooper live. you can sign up for tickets for the taping of anderson cooper 360 live at nyc’s time warner center. there are 4 taping dates starting 4/22.

according to the site, “360 Fridays is more casual, more “Friday feeling” approach to the news. …the program will feature an unconvential mix of in-studio guests.”

it’s time to break out the poster paper and markers for that giant “i love you anderson” sign.

jonah360?

180 — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:04:54 +0000

mr. andy cooper went swimming with the sharks for a story on 60 minutes (see below). he didn’t get eaten. unfortunately for him though his show is getting swallowed up (jonah in the belly of the whale-style) in the ratings along with his home network, cnn. according to a recent report from the new york times, “CNN continued what has become a precipitous decline in ratings for its prime-time programs in the first quarter of 2010, with its main hosts losing almost half their viewers in a year.” the main host refers to larry king but andy’s ratings for anderson cooper 360 (ac360) aren’t doing much better–”Mr. Cooper has long been regarded as the strongest host at CNN, but his show has suffered badly as well. For the quarter, Mr. Cooper dropped 42 percent in viewers and 46 percent among the 25-to-54-year-old audience that the news channels use for their sales to advertisers.”

at night time, cnn is getting killed by rachel maddow and glenn beck. i’m thinking maybe andy should reconsider a few options, like one with kelly or the one to take over for katie?

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anderson cooper left up in smoke

630 — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:58:55 +0000

our dear andy was on celebrity jeopardy last week and lost to cheech marin. check out ac360’s post jeopardy interview where sacred bird and cheech discuss buzzer strategy.

trouble with sacred bird’s new coop

630 — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:31:37 +0000

if you haven’t already heard by now, anderson cooper is in the processing of rehabbing a firehouse for his new home. unfortunately, his interior designer took a little plunge down a hole and is now suing andy along with the developer of the building. the uncovered hole was where a fire pole was previously installed.

yesterday greta van susteren, andy’s arch enemy in the media world since they both have shows on competiting networks at the same time, defended andy in her blog by saying the media has been skewing the news. “I have my suspicious about why this is in the news and and it seems unfair that Anderson Cooper has to wake to this every day – he is NOT accused of pushing her or of leaving a hole open with the specific intent that she fall in it” adding “sometimes law suits against famous people amount to blackmail….” you know you’re in trouble when your competitor defends you.

anderson cooper denies adoption rumors

630 — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:43:28 +0000

for some reason, the national enquirer didn’t have the same investigative team on anderson cooper as they did on john edwards. they reported that anderson was adopting a baby from haiti, quoting a longtime friend as saying “The death and destruction in Haiti made Anderson realize what’s really important.” anderson debunked the rumors by saying “While the plight of children in Haiti has touched us all, and I continue to cover the situation there closely, stories about me adopting a baby are false. I am not adopting a child, Haitian or otherwise.”

the enquirer should’ve known better. the sacred bird is too busy remodeling his new firehouse home and checking out snooki from the jersey shore.

let’s get physical

180 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:03:15 +0000

andy cooper’s personal trainer is spilling the beans about how he keeps his #1 client in shape. seems the sacred bird works out at least 5 times a week and really likes to get his run on while building muscle. here’s the lowdown on the workout:

isolation: he focuses on one or two muscle groups a day for strength building and at least two days a week for endurance.
gym workout: a 1K run, 50 pull-ups, 1K run, 50 box jumps, 1K run, 50 body slams, 1K run, 150 push-ups and another 1K run.*
road warrior workout for planet in peril stints: running, push-ups, pull-ups.
likes and dislikes: likes upper-body work and running; his least favorites are legs and squats.

if you want to look like andy, his trainer tj johnson says “get yourself a carb chart, eat clean and avoid processed foods.”

* the article says that andy works out at the ‘local gym’. it sounds nice and normal but rumor around town is that dude works out at the super posh equinox training gym at the time warner center in nyc. it may be urban legend but entrance to the gym is by retinal scan and will set you back a cool $2K bones a month with a $5K initiation fee.

photo via usaweekend

the new face of swine

630 — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:32:08 +0000

rachel maddow, marilyn manson, sanjay gupta and now anderson cooper? seems like the h1n1 might’ve decided to get some celebrity endorsements to combat all the negative publicity. last night anderson found out that it might’ve been more dangerous than he thought when he was out in afghanistan.

and cause it’s all hip now, h1n1 even has its own little quiz on time.com