Anderson Cooper, 43, has signed an agreement with Warner Brothers syndication arm Telepictures Productions to host a daytime talk show in the Fall of 2011.
The new show will be shopped in the coming weeks while stations are busy rebuilding their daytime schedules in light of Oprah‘s plan to end her The Oprah Winfrey Show in September 2011.
Make no mistake, this new gig will be in addition to the silver-haired newsman’s show Anderson Cooper 360, which airs weeknights at 10 p.m. eastern.
In deference to his current employer, Cooper said: “I remain as committed as ever to my program on CNN, and will be with CNN for years to come.” Actually CNN and Warner Brothers are sister units of Time Warner…. one great big happy family.
Oprah made media headlines earlier this month when she gave her entire studio audience a free 8-day trip to Australia.