CBS News is reportedly searching for a replacement for “60 Minutes” correspondent Anderson Cooper, and network executives may have their sights set on Austin-based podcaster Joe Rogan.
HOW IT STARTED:
I might actually turn on the TV for that https://t.co/XnQwaT425Y
— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) June 3, 2026
How It’s Going: Could Joe Rogan replace Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes? Here’s what we know:
RadarOnline, a celebrity and entertainment news site, reported that CBS considering Rogan, who boasts 20.9 million subscribers on his YouTube channel, “PowerfulJRE,” and millions of viewers of his podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience,” would be “strategy,” not “stunt casting.”
Rogan would bring “a core connection to over 50 percent of the country,” an unnamed media executive told RadarOnline, saying the 58-year-old media mogul speaks to “viewers who feel ignored or mocked by legacy media,” a viewership that, if reengaged, would solve the network’s ratings and credibility problems.
The American-Statesman reached out to Rogan’s team for comment. CBS and “60 Minutes” have not confirmed the reports.
—The Austin American-Statesman, yesterday.
Well, Rogan does have broadcasting experience, of a sort:
Before people start whining about Joe Rogan not having the experience one would expect from someone joining 60 Minutes, I’ll remind you that Rogan used to have a high profile job in AM radio broadcast journalism in New York City https://t.co/hiZ7VCYLUz pic.twitter.com/QyRw1mOsuz
— Enguerrand VII de Coucy (@ingelramdecoucy) June 4, 2026
But in all seriousness, would his style translate to the much shorter segments that 60 Minutes runs? Rogan’s podcasts involve the guest talking and talking and talking until the listener realizes, “wow, this guy really knows what he’s talking about.” Or, “this guy is full of it.” Rogan’s 60 Minutes segments would likely need a lot of editing before they air.
UPDATE: Alas, not to be: CBS Denies Rumors Joe Rogan Is Under Consideration For 60 Minutes Role.