Oliver Darcy

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3,279 appearances 16 recordings 1 series first heard Jan 2025 last heard 4 Sep

Oliver Darcy’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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her steering the network to the right into more MAGA-friendly waters chased Cooper entirely away from the network.

So he was offered a renewal deal, and he decided to pass on it.

And my understanding, talking to a couple sources familiar with the situation, is that the reason he passed on it was because of Barry Weiss herself.

He was uncomfortable with the direction the network was headed under her tenure.

And he didn't want to be associated with it.

And he really, frankly, doesn't need to.

I mean, you know, he has this lucrative CNN deal, which he just signed.

He has his podcast and he does have a young family, which he cited in his official statement when he left the network.

But my guess here, Don, is that if Barry Weiss were not in control of the network,

If Paramount was not run by David Ellison, that you would have probably seen Anderson Cooper renew his deal at 60 Minutes.

He had been there for nearly two decades.

He really enjoyed this long form storytelling platform.

And this is perhaps the first major exodus or exit from a high profile correspondent at that show that we could see throughout the year.

I mean, there's a lot of talk about whether Leslie Stahl will leave.

whether Scott Pelley will be there, whether Bill Whitaker will be there.

And as another source, a television news executive told me, that person said they believe this is the beginning of the end for 60 Minutes.

Sharon Alfonsi.

Hard to imagine that she'll be there in the long run either because Sherry Weiss has made her disdain for Sherry

Pretty, pretty public at this point.

The other thing, Don, too, you know, we talked about Sharon Alfonsi having her story held at the last minute.

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