NEW YORK (WKYT) - Tony Dokoupil has been named anchor of the CBS Evening News, the network announced. The Emmy Award-winning journalist will assume the position Monday, Jan. 5, 2026.

Dokoupil will launch his tenure with a cross-country tour in his first month, taking the broadcast to cities and towns across America. The tour builds on two decades of journalism spanning the globe.

“We live in a time in which many people have lost trust in the media. Tony Dokoupil is the person to win it back,” said Bari Weiss, CBS News’ editor-in-chief. “That’s because he believes in old school journalistic values: asking the hard questions, following the facts wherever they lead and holding power to account.”

Tom Cibrowski, president of CBS News, said Dokoupil is “what everyone wants in an evening-news

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