Overview
- Multiple outlets report Dokoupil will move from CBS Mornings to the evening anchor chair in the new year, with a formal announcement still pending.
- Maurice DuBois set December 18 as his final CBS Evening News broadcast, and John Dickerson departs by year’s end, ending the brief co-anchor format.
- Reporting says editor-in-chief Bari Weiss and CBS News president Tom Cibrowski favored Dokoupil after efforts to lure Anderson Cooper and Bret Baier stalled due to contracts and budget limits.
- CBS officially added former ABC correspondent Matt Gutman as a senior correspondent and fill-in anchor as part of the broader talent reshuffle.
- Staff critics quoted by The Independent objected to Dokoupil’s selection and linked it to internal politics, while sources say a revamp of CBS Mornings is expected but not yet scheduled.