Tony Dokoupil
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Tony Dokoupil (born December 24, 1980) is an American broadcast journalist and author. Since 2019, Dokoupil has co-hosted CBS's morning program CBS Mornings. Before joining the network in 2016, Dokoupil was a news correspondent for NBCNews and MSNBC and a writer at Newsweek and The Daily Beast.
Tony Dokoupil | |
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| Born | December 24, 1980 |
| Alma mater | George Washington University Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist and television presenter |
| Employer | CBS |
| Known for | CBS Mornings |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
Early life
Dokoupil was born in Connecticut on December 24, 1980. He is of Czech descent.[2][3] His mother, Ann, worked as a teacher, while his father, Anthony, was a marijuana dealer. Growing up, Dokoupil was told of his father's involvement in real estate, which was a front.[4][5] His family relocated to Miami shortly after he was born.[6] Dokoupil and his mother relocated back to Maryland when he was six,[4] where he attended Severna Park High School.[7] He later studied business at George Washington University, graduating first in his class, and pursued media studies at Columbia University.[3][8] He played baseball at George Washington University. In 2000, he was an outfielder for the Bethesda Big Train in the Clark Griffith Collegiate Baseball League.
Career
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From 2007 to 2013, Dokoupil was a senior writer at Newsweek magazine and the website The Daily Beast.[9] In September 2013, he joined NBC News as a senior writer.[10] He released a memoir titled The Last Pirate: A Father, His Son, and the Golden Age of Marijuana on April 1, 2014.[11] He later became a reporter on MSNBC.[3]
Following his departure from NBC News and MSNBC, Dokoupil joined CBS News as a New York-based correspondent in August 2016.[9] On May 6, 2019, Dokoupil was named the new co-anchor of the morning program CBS This Morning;[12] He made his debut on May 20.[13] The program was renamed CBS Mornings in September 2021.[14] Dokoupil and Adriana Diaz began hosting a new third hour of CBS Mornings, called CBS Mornings Plus, in September 2024. The move followed other broadcast networks expanding their morning shows in previous years.[15] In October 2024, the New York Times described Dokoupil as a rising star at the network.[16]
On September 30, 2024, Dokoupil discussed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with author Ta-Nehisi Coates during the latter's appearance on CBS Mornings to promote the book The Message. Dokoupil implied that the book "reads like the work of an extremist" and questioned Coates about Coates's view regarding Israel's right to exist. Some CBS staffers were angered by the interview and CBS executive Adrienne Roarke said that an internal review found that it did not meet network standards.[17][18][19] Dokoupil was defended by Paramount chair Shari Redstone and other CBS staffers, including chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford, who said that a journalist is obliged to ask tough questions when interviewing someone presenting a one-sided view.[20][21][22]
Personal life
Dokoupil has two children with his ex-wife, who live in Israel.[23][24][25][26] Dokoupil married fellow broadcast journalist Katy Tur in October 2017;[27] they have two children together.[28] After the birth of the youngest child, Dokoupil publicly announced that he had undergone a vasectomy, and urged other men to consider it rather than putting the onus on a female significant other.[23]
In 2014, Dokoupil wrote about his conversion to Judaism.[29]
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