A new era will soon dawn at CBS News: It has named CBS Mornings co-anchor Tony Dokoupil the new anchor of its flagship broadcast, CBS Evening News, and Matt Gutman as its chief correspondent.

Dokoupil’s appointment was announced on Wednesday morning, with CBS News’ editor-in-chief Bari Weiss saying he “believes in old school journalistic values: asking the hard questions, following the facts wherever they lead and holding power to account. Americans hungry for fairness will see that on display night after night.”

CBS News president Tom Cibrowski added, “Tony is what everyone wants in an evening-news anchor–authentic, compassionate, unafraid.”

Dokoupil will assume his new role on Monday, January 5, 2026, and embark on a cross-country tour in his first month, a tour the network de

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