Tony Dokoupil is an American broadcast journalist and author who, as of early 2026, is the anchor of CBS Evening News and previously co-hosted CBS Mornings.

Who is Tony Dokoupil?

  • Tony Dokoupil is a longtime journalist who has worked across magazines, digital outlets, cable news, and broadcast TV.
  • He became widely known as a co-anchor of CBS Mornings before being named anchor of CBS Evening News in late 2025.
  • He is also the author of the memoir The Last Pirate: A Father, His Son, and the Golden Age of Marijuana about his father’s role in the marijuana trade and his own unconventional childhood.

Career snapshot

  • From 2007 to 2013 he was a senior writer at Newsweek and The Daily Beast , producing multiple cover stories and long-form features.
  • In 2013 he joined NBC News as a senior writer, contributing to digital stories and pieces for Today and Nightly News , and later became an on-air reporter at MSNBC.
  • He moved to CBS News as a correspondent and then co-host of CBS This Morning / CBS Mornings , eventually being announced on December 10, 2025 as the incoming anchor of CBS Evening News effective January 5, 2026.

On-air style and public image

  • Dokoupil often emphasizes trust and transparency with viewers, publicly stating that audiences should not simply trust him but make him “earn it,” and promising to hold all public figures to the same standard.
  • Profiles and commentary describe him as a reporter who blends field reporting, long-form storytelling, and a conversational, people-focused approach shaped by years of magazine and feature writing.

Personal background

  • His memoir details growing up with a father involved in large-scale marijuana smuggling, exploring how that “chaotic” upbringing shaped his life and later career.
  • That story became a significant part of his public persona, with interviews and talks frequently referencing how he turned a difficult family history into motivation for serious journalism.

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