The New York Post reports this morning that CNN's Anderson Cooper will apparently be providing a hipness transfusion to the (dignified or doddering, depending on your POV) "60 Minutes":
CNN's Anderson Cooper will become a contributor to "60 Minutes" under a deal he's hammering out with CBS.
Cooper will stay at CNN as the host of "Anderson Cooper 360" and will contribute occasional reports to "60 Minutes" - which will also air on Cooper's show.
It will be the second time the networks have shared on-air talent. Cooper's CNN stablemate, Christiane Amanpour, contributed to "60 Minutes" for several years.
Reps for CBS and CNN would neither confirm nor deny the deal.
Cooper, who turns 39 in June, would be the youngest "60 Minutes" contributor by far.
He would also add another fresh face to the venerable newsmagazine. Katie Couric, who's jumping to CBS to anchor the "CBS Evening News," will also get a "60 Minutes" slot.
