Son Of Caribbean Immigrants Named Co-Anchor of ‘CBS Evening News’
News Americas, New York, NY, August 2, 2024: Maurice DuBois, the son of Caribbean immigrants, has been named the new co-anchor of ‘CBS Evening News.’ A seasoned anchorman for WCBS-TV in New York City and the CBS network, DuBois will replace Norah O’Donnell and share the spot with John Dickerson, CBS’s lead political analyst and the host of an evening CBS News streaming show.
CBS TV Personality, Caribbean American Maurice Dubois, named co-anchor of CBS Evening News. (Photo by Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images)
Born on Long Island, New York, to parents from Dominica, DuBois attended Port Jefferson High School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. While in college, he interned at the Public Affairs Office of the Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island, contributing to the employee newspaper, the Brookhaven Bulletin.
DuBois began his career in 1987 as a desk assistant at KING-TV in Seattle, Washington. He then served as an anchor and reporter at WFLD-TV in Chicago, Illinois, and KCRA-TV in Sacramento, California. He spent seven years at WNBC-TV in New York, co-anchoring ‘Today in New York’ and hosting ‘Four Stories’ and ‘Mind Over Media.’
Maurice DuBois also worked as a substitute news reader on NBC News’s ‘Today’ and its weekend editions. In September 2004, he joined WCBS-TV in New York as an anchor for the 6 pm newscast, ‘CBS 2 News at 6,’ with Dana Tyler. Since then, he has co-anchored ‘CBS 2 News This Morning’ and ‘CBS 2 News at Noon’ with Cindy Hsu and Mary Calvi.
In January 2011, DuBois began co-anchoring ‘CBS 2 News at 5’ and ‘CBS 2 News at 11’ with Kristine Johnson. He occasionally substitutes on the weekend edition of ‘CBS Evening News.’ His reporting includes national political conventions, AIDS in South Africa, the death of Pope John Paul II, and the installation of Pope Benedict XVI.
Active in the community, DuBois serves on the boards of Pencil, Susan G. Komen for the Cure (New York City affiliate), and New York City Center. He has also worked with WNET’s GED program.
Maurice DuBois and his wife, Andrea Adair, married on August 13, 2001, have two sons and live in Harlem. He has received four Emmy Awards, honors from the Associated Press, and a Trailblazer Award from the New York City chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists. He holds honorary Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Briarcliffe College, Medgar Evers College, Seton Hall University, and St. Francis College.
CBS network executives promise journalistic rigor for the show. Bill Owens, the executive producer of ’60 Minutes,’ will oversee the editorial direction of ‘Evening News,’ with Guy Campanile, a ’60 Minutes’ producer, serving as the nightly show’s executive producer. Wendy McMahon, the chief executive of CBS News, Stations, and CBS Media Ventures, stated that the new leadership team represents “the infusion of ‘60 Minutes’ mission and values into the ‘CBS Evening News’ nightly.”