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Tony Dokoupil
Born (1980-12-24) December 24, 1980 (age 43)
Farmington, Connecticut, U.S.[1]
Alma materGeorge Washington University
Columbia University
Occupation(s)Journalist and television presenter
EmployerCBS
Known forCBS Mornings
Spouse
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(m. 2017)​
Children4

Tony Dokoupil[2] (born December 24, 1980) is an American broadcast journalist and author, known for his work as a co-anchor of CBS Mornings. He was also a news correspondent for CBS News and MSNBC.

Early life

Dokoupil, who is of Czech heritage, was born in Connecticut on December 24, 1980.[3][4] 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.[2][5] His family relocated to Miami shortly after he was born.[6] Dokoupil and his mother relocated back to Maryland when he was six,[2] 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.[4][8] He was a talented baseball player at George Washington University, hitting over .300 in the spring of 2000. That summer, he played as an outfielder for the Bethesda Big Train in the Clark Griffith Collegiate Baseball League.

Career

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.[4]

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. During the September 30, 2024 airing of CBS Mornings, on which Ta-Nehisi Coates appeared to discuss his new book The Message, Dokoupil aggressively questioned Coates about sections of the book relating to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Other journalists criticized Dokoupil's hostile attitude and unprofessionalism, with one labeling his behavior "cartoonishly racist."[14][15][16]

Personal life

Dokoupil has two children from a previous relationship.[17] He married fellow broadcast journalist Katy Tur in October 2017,[18] and they have two children together.[19] In 2014, he announced that he converted to Judaism.[20] Dokoupil's two older children are living in Israel with their mother, his ex-wife.[21]

References

  1. ^ "2002 BASEBALL ROSTER". CBS GW Sports. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Minzesheimer, Bob (April 9, 2014). "A son tries to understand his drug dealer dad". USA Today. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "The surprising result of a son's search for his father". CBS News. March 13, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Storey, Kate (May 29, 2019). "How Tony Dokoupil Reached the CBS This Morning Anchor Desk". Esquire. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  5. ^ "Son Of A Secret Smuggler Digs Up The Truth About His Dad". NPR. March 31, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  6. ^ Dokoupil, Tony (July 31, 2009). "My Father the Drug Dealer". Newsweek. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  7. ^ Scherr, Rich (June 7, 1999). "Dokoupil's big swing makes dream come true; Severna Park senior's HR helps South in Crown game". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  8. ^ Chaney, Jen. "Review: 'The Last Pirate: A Father, His Son, and the Golden Age of Marijuana' by Tony Dokoupil". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  9. ^ a b de Moraes, Lisa (July 6, 2016). "Tony Dokoupil Hired As Correspondent by CBS News". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  10. ^ Calderone, Michael (June 17, 2013). "Tony Dokoupil Joins NBC News Digital As Senior Writer". HuffPost. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  11. ^ Dokoupil, Tony (2014). The Last Pirate: A Father, His Son, and the Golden Age of Marijuana. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0385533461.
  12. ^ Iannucci, Rebecca (May 6, 2019). "CBS This Morning Confirms New Anchor Lineup, Norah O'Donnell to Take Over Evening News This Summer — Watch". TVLine. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  13. ^ Barr, Jeremy (October 23, 2019). "Tony Dokoupil Is Getting the Hang of Morning Television". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  14. ^ Battaglio, Stephen (August 31, 2021). "'CBS This Morning' will have a new name starting Sept. 7". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  15. ^ "'Cartoonishly Racist': CBS Host Receives Backlash From Left Over 'Shameful' Interview With Ta-Nehisi Coates". Mediaite. October 1, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  16. ^ "'Appalling treatment': Social media users slam 'interrogation' of Ta Nehisi Coates over Palestine". Middle East Eye. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  17. ^ Schrobsdorff, Susanna (April 4, 2014). "My Father Went To Jail For Dealing Weed... and I Would Keep Him There". Time. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  18. ^ Mizoguchi, Karen (April 16, 2019). "MSNBC Live's Katy Tur Welcomes Son Theodore with Husband Tony Dokoupil — See His First Photo". People. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  19. ^ Mastrangelo, Dominick (May 17, 2021). "Katy Tur announces birth of second child". The Hill. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  20. ^ Dokoupil, Tony (April 10, 2014). "My Adult Circumcision". The New Republic. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  21. ^ "CBS Mornings Co-Host Tony Dokoupil Has 2 Children and Ex-Wife Living in Israel: 'They Are Safe'". October 9, 2023.
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