Is Tony Dokoupil leaving CBS This Morning? The show watchers are wondering where the show cohost is after he has been missing from his usual spot.
Tony Dokoupil is popularly known as the co-host of CBS This Morning. He is an American broadcast journalist and news correspondent for CBS News and MSNBC.
Back in 2007, he started his career as a senior writer at Newsweek Magazine and the Website The Daily Beast. Later on, he joined NBC as a senior writer in September 2013.
Where Is Tono Dokoupil On CBS This Week?
The CBS co-host of This Morning, Tono Dokoupil didn’t appear for the show this week. While the show watchers were wondering where he was, Vladimir Duthiers posted he filled up for him for this week.
My view right now while I fill-in for @tonydokoupil this week on @CBSMornings! Hope you’ll join us… pic.twitter.com/o7oS8gGyJM
— Vladimir Duthiers (@vladduthiersCBS) December 1, 2021
At the end of the tweet, he also mentioned “Hope you’ll join us”. Meanwhile, the co-host hasn’t said anything about his disappearance from this show.
In the year 2016, joined CBS News as a New-York based correspondent after his departure from NBC and MSNBC. In May 2019, he was announced the new co-anchor of the morning show on the network.
In September 2021, they changed the name of the show to CBS Morning from CBS This Morning. After joining the show as the co-host, he quickly found the way towards fame.
During his work time from the show, he has interviewed many famous names like First Lady Hillary Clinton, comedian icon Steve Martin, and music queen Dolly Parton.
Is Tono Dokoupil Leaving The Show?
WATCH: @TonyDokoupil reflects on how his family benefited from government housing policies that were denied to Black Americans. He looks at how those policies contributed to America’s wealth gap and asks what should be done about it. pic.twitter.com/TlUanVM4EQ
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) February 19, 2021
With the sudden disappearance of Tono Dokoupil from the show, people are speculating if he is leaving the show.
However, neither the network nor the host himself has said anything about the rumors. As per the recent Instagram story of the CBS host, he is currently out of the States.
Meanwhile, Vladimir made a post of filling up for him on the show. As he mentioned that he is hoping to have Tono back on the show, it seems like he will be coming back soon. Back in May 2021, he was on parental leave from the show.
Reason Of Tono Dokoupil Not Being On The Show
The CBS co-host Tono Dokoupil has posted an Instagram story revealing he is currently in Israel. Due to some changes in traveling after he reached there, he is 24 hours away from his flight. In the story, he mentioned already taking the COVID test.
As soon as Vladimir posted about filling his place for the show, people are wondering where his Tono go. Though there are speculations of him leaving the show, his social media says a different story.
The host will be back on the show as a co-host as soon as he arrives in the States. As of now, 51-years old CBS News Correspondent based in New York will be appearing to fill in his space.