CBS has stopped searching for a host to fill CBS Evening News The first chair is occupied by Walter Cronkite, but he could not please all of his employees with his choice.
Curious MAGA Network Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss chose 44-year-old Tony Dokoupil as the new CBS Evening News presenter, Status News was the first to report.
He bought a replacement John Dickerson57 and Maurice Dubois60 years old, became co-host CBS Evening News in January, and both decided to leave the network after 16 and 21 years, respectively. News output consistently lags ABC World News Tonight And NBC Evening News.
CBS seems to have found a new one Evening news presenter, but staff are reportedly unhappy with the choice of a man known for his good hair.
“It's an insult to the legendary news giants who came before him,” CBS News reporter. said The Independent, citing Cronkite and Dan Rather, thanks to whom the news show strengthened its position The most popular evening newscast.
The Daily Beast reached out to Dokoupil, CBS News and Weiss' representatives for comment but did not receive an immediate response.
Speaking to The Independent, one staffer called the new anchor a “mediocre straight white male,” while another was amazed that Weiss “had all the power of CBS News in her hands, including her deep pockets,” but “could only come up with” Dokoupil as a replacement.
Weiss supposedly had it All eyes are on Fox News star Bret Baier for the position, but was reportedly having trouble getting hired because his contract with Fox was extended “through 2028.” She also reportedly approached Fox News host Dana Perino and CNN's Anderson Cooper for the role; both signed contract extensions with their networks.
Dokoupil joined CBS as a correspondent in New York in 2016 after stints at the Daily Beast, NBC News and MSNBC, and became co-anchor CBS This Morning in 2019 along with 70-year-old Gayle King and 44-year-old Nate Burleson. He is married to his second wife, fellow journalist Katy Tur, 42, who hosts the weekday program. Katy Tur reports for MS NOW. The couple has two children, and Dokupul has two older children from his first marriage.
CBS is undergoing a period of renewal, sparked by the controversial appointment of conservative commentator Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief by Trump-friendly CBS CEO David Ellison. / Lee Vogel/Getty Images for Uber, X and The Free Press
The host reportedly came to Weiss's attention in September 2024 after he sparked backlash for what some perceived as a “hostile” questioning of author Ta-Nehisi Coates about his book. Message, a controversial study of the history and status of Palestine that was highly critical of Israel.
At the time, Weiss, 41, published an article for her media company, The Free Press, in which her publication published remarks from a CBS editorial meeting where top executives said Dokoupil's behavior did not meet the network's “editorial standards,” sparking a firestorm of controversy.
Weiss continued to protect the anchor, letter“It is journalists like Tony Dokoupil who are an endangered species in legacy news organizations that are weakening under the pressure of this new elite consensus.”
CBS parent company Paramount acquired Weiss's Anti-Woke Substack for $150 million after P
after David Ellison, a MAGA-friendly executive, took over. Ellison's company, Skydance, completed an $8 billion merger in August to take over parent company CBS and has since entered into a deal. bidding battle with Netflix for Warner Bros., which owns CNN.
Following the acquisition, Weiss took over as editor-in-chief of CBS News, which has since have undergone significant cutsclosed the Race and Culture Unit and canceled several programs, including CBS Saturday morning.
“He was clearly rewarded Evening news “Tron,” a CBS reporter told The Independent about Dokoupil's new position, which he is said to begin in January. “Although some might argue that now it’s more of a toilet seat,” the employee added.
