Anderson Cooper announces he's a dad to a son born via surrogate

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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Anderson Cooper announced  "joyful news" on his show Thursday night: he's a dad.

"On Monday, I became a father," Cooper, 52, said. "I've never actually said that before, and it still kind of astonishes me. I am a dad. I have a son."

His son's name is Wyatt Morgan Cooper. 

"He is named after my dad who died when I was 10 years old," he explained. Morgan is a name from the family tree of his mother Gloria Vanderbilt, who died last year.