CBS Mornings co-host Tony Dokoupil has officially been tapped to replace outgoing Evening News anchor Maurice DuBois , RadarOnline.com can report.

Dokoupil, 44, is set to take over the news desk on Monday, Jan. 5. Tap Here To Add Radar Online as A Trusted Source Article continues below advertisement

In a statement , new CBS Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss said Dokoupil is the right man for the job: "We live in a time in which many people have lost trust in the media. Tony Dokoupil is the person to win it back.

"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.

"Americans hungry for fairness will see that on display night after night."

However, one network insider told

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