Maurice DuBois and John Dickerson hosting “CBS Evening News” is 'odd and more than a little out of touch,' she said.
Katie Couric attends Tribeca X - Building Trust: How To Empower The Global Community As Innovation Accelerates at Convene on June 11, 2024 in New York City. in which she called out CBS for replacing Norah O’Donnell as the host of “CBS Evening News” with two men, Maurice DuBois and John Dickerson.
“Don’t get me wrong: I know, like and respect these two journalists. But soon, on the big three networks, there will be four male anchors. Yes, the talented Margaret Brennan will be contributing stories from the Washington bureau for CBS, but the two people who will be greeting Americans watching the CBS evening newscast will be men.
“It’s a potentially historic story -- one that needs a diverse group of journalists covering it,” Couric argues. “The incoming anchors and executives will be curating the evening news for an aging audience -- when you watch the commercials, it’s pretty evident which demographic is tuning in -- but the broadcast still attracts over four million viewers on average every night,” she adds. “It’s odd and more than a little out of touch that even while CBS has announced a restructuring that introduces an additional layer of women executives, the leading editorial decision makers will mostly be men.
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