NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2011 – Broadcast journalist Anderson Cooper will visit the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, Wednesday, Feb. 9 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT), in his first late night talk show interview since returning from Egypt. Cooper spent the last week reporting for CNN on the growing unrest in Cairo, and he and his crew were attacked on two separate occasions, forcing Cooper to go into hiding and report from an undisclosed location.
Also featured on the LATE SHOW Wednesday is an interview with music legend Elton John, who will perform with his mentor, musician Leon Russell, during the broadcast. John and Russell are GRAMMY® nominees for “Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals” for the song, “If It Wasn’t for Bad,” from their critically acclaimed album, The Union.
The LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN is a production of Worldwide Pants Incorporated. Barbara Gaines, Matt Roberts, Jude Brennan, Maria Pope, Eric Stangel, Justin Stangel and Rob Burnett are the executive producers.
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