Tony Dokoupil Will Debut As 'CBS Evening News' Anchor On Saturday
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Key Points:
- Tony Dokoupil will anchor CBS Evening News on Saturday evening, two days before his official debut, following a U.S. operation targeting Venezuela's leader Nicolás Maduro.
- The Saturday broadcast will originate from CBS’s San Francisco station, with Dokoupil’s official launch scheduled for Monday from the New York studios.
- Dokoupil’s initial week was planned to start in Miami as part of a "Live from America" tour across 10 cities in 10 days, which will now begin later next week.
- CBS has heavily promoted Dokoupil on social media, emphasizing the broadcast’s independence from corporate ownership and a commitment to representing average Americans’ perspectives.
- The network introduced “five simple principles” for the broadcast,
