Tony Dokoupil has been gone from his regular on-screen role as a co-host on CBS This Morning. So why Is Tony Dokoupil not On CBS This Morning?
Tony Dokoupil is a co-anchor of CBS Mornings and an American broadcast journalist. He also served as a news correspondent for CBS News and MSNBC.
From 2007 through 2013, Dokoupil worked as a senior writer for Newsweek magazine and The Daily Beast.
In September 2013, he started as a senior writer for NBC News. He published The Last Pirate: A Father, His Son, and the Golden Age of Marijuana, a memoir, on April 1, 2014. Later, Tony Dokoupil worked as a correspondent for MSNBC.
After leaving NBC News and MSNBC, Tony joined CBS News as a New York-based correspondent in August 2016.
On May 6, 2019, Dokoupil was selected co-anchor of CBS This Morning, and he made his debut on May 20. CBS Mornings relaunched the show in September 2021.
Why Is Tony Dokoupil Not On CBS This Morning?
Tony Dokoupil was last seen on CBS This Morning on December 2.
And as it seems, Dokoupil does not appear to be leaving the show anytime soon.
Even though Dokoupil has been regular in his work, it has been widely rumoured that Tony is leaving the show.
He was a CBS News journalist and a contributor to “CBS Sunday Morning.” All of CBS News broadcasts and platforms have featured his reporting.
However, he is now just a co-host of “CBS This Morning.” This fact might have affected all the rumours flowing all over social media.
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
The tragedy of suicide, the promise and hazard of electronic cigarettes, and a successful treatment program for drug and alcohol-addicted airline pilots are among his CBS Sunday Morning cover stories.
He has written about marijuana legalization, internet privacy, and the second amendment as a daily reporter for CBS This Morning and CBS Evening News.
Dokoupil has also been on CBSN, CBS Weekend News, and CBS This Morning as a replacement anchor.
Is Tony Dokoupil Leaving?
Tony Dokoupil of CBS This Morning is rumoured to be leaving.
Despite the widespread rumours, no official information has surfaced on the internet.
Happy Thanksgiving eve from @CBSMornings! A mostly great day for travel coast to coast ☀️ pic.twitter.com/lrBQ69PCu7
— Eric Fisher (@ericfisher) November 24, 2021
In May 2021, Tony went on parental leave from CBS This Morning.
Since joining CBS News in 2016, Dokoupil has interviewed many notable artists, celebrities, and newsmakers, including First Lady Hillary Clinton, comedy legend Steve Martin, and music legend Dolly Parton.