Dokoupil will succeed co-anchors John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois, who leave CBS News later this month. Reporting says CBS courted figures such as Anderson Cooper and Bret Baier but could not land them due to existing contracts. CBS says his first month will feature a cross-country tour to meet viewers in cities and towns nationwide. Dokoupil’s 2024 interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates drew internal criticism before Shari Redstone publicly defended his approach. The appointment is part of Bari Weiss’s broader reorganization, with ABC’s Matt Gutman hired as chief correspondent and the broadcast now on its sixth anchor in a decade.