Anderson Cooper’s emotional farewell to 60 Minutes after 20 years

For greater than 20 years, Anderson Cooper has traveled the world for 60 Minutes in pursuit of tales that exposed the humanity behind the headlines.

In his farewell interview, Cooper recalled his awe of becoming a member of this system he idolized as a toddler and strolling the identical halls as legends together with Mike Wallace, Morley Safer, Ed Bradley, and Bob Simon. He described the privilege of incomes folks’s belief and the unforgettable moments in interviews when he felt just like the cameras have been not there.

As he delivers his remaining “I’m Anderson Cooper,” he leaves behind not solely a exceptional physique of labor, but in addition a heartfelt tribute to the storytelling, independence, and belief which have outlined 60 Minutes for generations.

Photos and video courtesy of Goldberg-Polin Family, Yad Vashem, Dana Keller, and Getty Images

Producers Brit McCandless Farmer and Andy Court. Associate producers Rebecca Chertok Gonsalve and Jane Greeley. Edited by Scott Rosann and Warren Lustig.