CO-ANCHOR Definition & Meaning

co-anchor

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[ koh-ang-ker ]

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verb (used with or without object)

to anchor (a news broadcast or other program) jointly with at least one other person:
Co-anchoring a local news show in my own hometown has been a wonderful experience.
As sportscasters for a major network, they coanchored with complete professionalism, but behind the scenes, there was a lot of friction.

noun

a person who co-anchors:
The station has announced a new format for its morning news program, but the co-anchors have not yet been named.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of co-anchor¹

First recorded in 1965–70; co- ( def ) + anchor ( def )

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Henry was co-anchor of the three-hour newscast “America’s Newsroom” at the time of his firing.

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Andrew Ross Sorkin, co-anchor of CNBC’s "Squawk Box" and a financial columnist for The New York Times, described Apple’s monetary pledge as “squishy,” according to Mediaite — even as President Trump bragged on Truth Social that his administration's efforts led to it.

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She plans to remain on the air, alongside longtime co-anchor David Ono, for a few more months during a transition, station officials said.

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And last year, two deaths stunned the local broadcast community: KTLA’s stalwart entertainment anchor Sam Rubin, who died in May; and KCAL-TV Channel 9 co-anchor Chauncy Glover, who died unexpectedly in November at the age of 39.

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This drastic shift was pitched as part of a broader reconfiguration of CNN's lineup, which also bumps “The Situation Room” host Wolf Blitzer out of his long-held evening berth into Acosta’s former slot where he's set to co-anchor with Pamela Brown starting in March.

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