CBS News has officially announced that Tony Dokoupil will take over the CBS Evening News. He’s sharing his excitement for the move.
The network officially announced that Dokoupil will take the reins of the show on Monday, January 5th.
On CBS Mornings, Dokoupil addressed his upcoming exit, and why he’s leaving his longtime home.
“It’s an opportunity,” Dokoupil said. “It’s a massively important show. It has a massively important history, it’s the oldest, boldest, most battle-scarred and proud show in television news.”
Tony Dokoupil will replace John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois as anchor of CBS Evening News. That duo took over the nightly newscast earlier this year after the departure of Norah O’Donnell. Both Dickerson and DuBois are slated to exit CBS News later this month.
“We live in a time in which many people have lost trust in the media,” said CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss. “Tony Dokoupil is the person to win it back. That’s because he believes in old school journalistic values: asking the hard questions, following the facts wherever they lead and holding power to account. Americans hungry for fairness will see that on display night after night.”
“Tony is what everyone wants in an evening-news anchor – authentic, compassionate, unafraid,” added CBS News President Tom Cibrowski. “He connects instantly, whether he’s talking with world leaders or with families navigating difficult news in their own backyards.”
Dokoupil did share that he is sad to depart CBS Mornings after seven years, heaping high praise on the program.
“It’s the greatest job you can have in journalism,” Dokoupil said. “Because every day is a lesson in life and humanity from all of you, and our crew here.”
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