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A few weeks after his co-anchor John Dickerson announced he was leaving both CBS Evening News And before the end of the year at Tiffany Network, Maurice DuBois revealed that he was following his colleague out the door.
Meanwhile, Dubois’ exit comes as no surprise. Recently appointed editor-in-chief Bari Weiss Openly promoting high-profile talents on other networks to take over CBS News’ flagship evening broadcast, which had been stuck in third place for years amid various reboots and anchor changes.
In fact, DuBois was part of the latest effort to revive the franchise that was once hosted by Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather. Lead anchor Norah O’Donnell was ousted after leading the network for more than five years Tried an out-of-the-box approach By selecting Dickerson and DuBois as a two-man team and moving the DC-based program to New York City.
Experiment, whatever you see Show attempts to repeat elements Of 60 minutes’ The newsmagazine genre never really caught on with audiences as ratings continued to fall. In the end, DuBois and Dickerson lasted less than a year behind the desk.
Dickerson had already announced his departure at the end of October after 16 years with the network, with DuBois telling staff Thursday morning that was his last day with the two. evening News and CBS on December 18. Dickerson would also opt out around the same time.
“This has been the honor of a lifetime. 21 years total, including my time at WCBS-TV in New York City,” DuBois shared on instagram After their internal announcement. “What a privilege! To be welcomed into your homes night after night, delivering news/meeting extraordinary people and telling their stories. I will leave filled with gratitude, cherished relationships, and wonderful memories.”
The 60-year-old joined the network’s East Coast flagship station WCBS-TV in 2004 and became the channel’s evening news anchor. He also co-anchored the station’s morning and afternoon newscasts throughout his tenure before the network called him on to co-host. CBS Evening News earlier this year.
“Maurice has long represented what we do best at CBS News and the stations,” CBS News president Tom Sibrowski said in a statement. “For more than two decades, they have presented the day’s biggest stories from our studios in New York and the region.”
He said: “We all value and respect Maurice very much as a journalist and we wish him much success. I hope we can work together again. We will have more details on the next chapter of the CBS Evening News in the near future.”
Independent A CBS News spokesperson has been contacted for additional comment on the program’s current anchor status.
Weiss, the heretical founder of the “anti-woke” digital media outlet The Free Press, was chosen by Paramount chief David Ellison to lead the newsroom in early October. Paramount also purchased The Free Press for $150 million.
Since her arrival, Weiss – who reports directly to Ellison – has made the weeknight newscast one of her top priorities, including Trying to grab high priced talent From other networks to make a splash.
Prominent figures she is eyeing as potential targets include Fox News chief political anchor Brett Baier, CNN mainstay Anderson Cooper, Fox News Host Dana Perinoand ABC News correspondent Matt Gutman. The problem, however, is that most of the celebrities she is contacting are locked into multi-year contracts with rival networks who won’t be too eager to break deals.
Meanwhile, the top internal names for this position are cbs morning Co-anchor Tony Dokoupil, joined by Weiss and The Free Press defended passionately after last year he was scolded by CBS News management for a tense, aggressive interview with renowned author Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Since Weiss’s arrival, Dokoupil has had an exclusive interview with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and is seen internally as the favorite to take over. CBS Evening NewsAlso, according to multiple CBS sources, he has told his morning show colleagues that he has no interest in moving to evenings,
O’Donnell could also potentially return to the weeknight anchor chair and is aggressively lobbying Wes for another chance Amidst network turmoilAccording to CBS insiders.
Sources have said, however, that the more likely scenario would be that O’Donnell moves on. cbs morning – Even if Dokopil remains in his current post. Current co-anchor Gayle King’s contract is set to expire in a few months, and it it has been reported The 70-year-old star is expected to depart from the morning show.