The Ticker: Cooper, Brown, Greta, Wilson…

> Anderson Cooper will anchor 360 live from “the famine-stricken nation” of Niger next week, according to this press release…

> Gawker is still trying to figure out the name of the John Denver song on Aaron Brown‘s iPod…

> Hotline’s Last Call! (subreq) seems to laugh at Greta Van Susteren‘s tease for tonight’s show: “The searchers will be using ‘ground penetrating radar.’ If you are wondering what that is, tune in tonight to our show!”

> How does Brian Wilson decide what to cover on “Weekend Live?” “I like to compare our job to that of a triage nurse in an emergency room,” he explains on FOXNews.com…

> NBC’s Brian Williams links to TVNewser’s pic of Miles O’Brien‘s shuttle replica, and says “I noticed what I thought was a hint of model-envy on the part of a few of my NBC colleagues today.”