The Ticker: Cooper, Alexander, Plouffe

By Chris Ariens 

  • Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin will be back for their annual CNN New Year’s Eve special. Cooper and Griffin will ring in 2015 live from Times Square, Wednesday, Dec. 31. This will be the 8th year in a row Cooper and Griffin have hosted CNN’s New Year’s special.

  • “Inside Edition’s” Megan Alexander has been named a correspondent for CBS Newspath. Alexander will continue to report for the syndicated newsmagazine.  Previously, she was an anchor at KENS-TV in San Antonio and a feature reporter for WZTV-TV in Nashville.

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  • Politico reports Obama adviser David Plouffe is joining Uber as senior vice president of policy and strategy. Plouffe will be in charge of global branding, communications and policy at the App-based car-for-hire company.

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