Anderson Cooper 360°
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| Anderson Cooper 360° | |
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 AC360° Logo. |
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| Format | News/Talk program |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | 1,171 (as of March 28, 2008) |
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| Executive producer(s) |
David Doss, Kathleen Friery |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CNN |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original run | September 8, 2003 – Present |
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| TV.com summary | |
Anderson Cooper 360° (commonly shortened to either AC-360 or 360) is a two-hour television news show on CNN, the first hour usually broadcast live, hosted by Anderson Cooper.
Broadcast from CNN's Time Warner Center studios in New York City, the program is simulcast on both CNN and CNN International (first hour only, except for breaking news or select special interest stories) at 10 p.m. ET, making the show available to people around the world. The program covers a number of the stories of the day, usually through live or taped news reports from the network's correspondents. The coverage can also include analysis from experts on the issues, commonly featured in, or after, the taped reports.
Cooper often anchors the program from the site of a major news story, such as his extensive coverage from New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Originally launched on September 8, 2003, 360° was initially a laid-back news/talk program, only running one hour at 7 p.m. ET. During the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, with the growing popularity of Cooper and the impressive growth in the ratings of NewsNight with his reports from the location, CNN executives decided to cancel NewsNight and replace it with 360°, making it two hours in length, all as of November 7, 2005.
On September 26, 2007, 360° began broadcasting in High Definition on CNN HD.
On September 13, 2007, it was revealed that 360° will revert back to the 1 hour format, with a replay of either Lou Dobbs Tonight or the upcoming Campbell Brown program taking the 11pm timeslot. Until a final decision is made as to which program will be airing in the 11pm timeslot, the 2nd hour will continue to be a repeat of the first hour. [1]
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"Keeping Them Honest" which exposes possible issues of government corruption, failed promises, and other anomalies from various sectors. "The Shot," which features light-hearted pictures and video clips usually sent in by viewers; and "What Were They Thinking?", which shows something that is considered to be strange and peculiar. "Beat 360" shows viewers a picture and they are invited to provide a caption for it by logging on to CNN.com/360 and one of the captions will be read on air. "Giving 360" is a segment which honours people who have done good deeds for their respective communities. Usually before the bottom and top of the hour, the program also features a quick review of other news stories of the day entitled "360 Bulletin," usually reported by Erica Hill.
During the second hour of the program, the show usually rebroadcasts most of the first hour. The second hour may go live for at least the first few minutes if breaking news develops, or may occasionally air an hour-long, pre-taped in-depth report about an issue of special interest.
[edit] Supplements to the TV show
The show's website (at CNN.com/360) tells its visitors what's coming up in the next show, what the show is all about and provides links on sending feedback, as well as suggesting content for the "Keeping them Honest," "Beat 360" "The Shot" segments.
The show's blog (at CNN.com/360blog) gives viewers an inside look into the stories Anderson Cooper and other CNN correspondents are working on for the show. It also provides the visitors a way to give feedback for each entry. Sometimes, Cooper (or the replacement host when Cooper is away) and Hill do "live blogging" where they use the commercial breaks to add entries to the blog.
The 360 Podcast (available at CNN.com/ac360podcast and iTunes), which lasts between 15 to 30 minutes, gives viewers selected segments of the most recent show so that they can download it to their PC and/or take it with them on their iPod. It is usually available before 6.00 ET after the show aired.
[edit] Recognition
In 2006, AC360 was nominated twice for a GLAAD Award in the category of "Outstanding TV Journalism - News Segment". The nominated segments were "School Outing" and "Secret Sex Lives". The show has won the following awards:
- 2006 Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Coverage of a Breaking News Story Long Form for his report on the famine in Nigeria [2]
- 2006 Emmy Award for Outstanding Feature Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast for his report on Charity Hospital[3]
- 2006 Emmy Award for Outstanding Coverage of a Current Business News Story In a Regularly Scheduled Newscast for his report on Black Market Infertility [4]
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