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CNN anchor Anderson Cooper walks onstage for a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN and The New York Times in 2019. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
When Anderson Cooper celebrated 20 years with CNN ([link removed]) earlier this month, he said he never could have imagined where his reporting was going to take him and who he was going to meet.
“I am truly grateful for the opportunity that I’m given each night, and I strive to get better every single day.”
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