Maurice DuBois

Maurice DuBois (born August 20, 1965) is an American television anchorman who was the co-anchor of the CBS Evening News with John Dickerson. Previously, he anchored various newscasts for WCBS-TV in New York City on the 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts, the flagship station of CBS in New York City with Kristine Johnson.

Early life and education DuBois was born on Long Island, New York, the son of immigrants to the U.S. from Dominica, an island nation in the Caribbean. He attended Port Jefferson High School, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. While in college, he served as an intern at the Public Affairs Office of the Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island in 1984 and 1985, where he wrote for the employee newspaper, the Brookhaven Bulletin.

Career DuBois began his career in 1987, when he worked as a desk assistant at KING-TV in Seattle, Washington.

In addition to covering local news, DuBois has worked as a reporter, covering national political conventions, AIDS in South Africa, witnessing a double execution – an experience which DuBois described as "intense", He left WCBS-TV in January 2025 to focus on the national broadcast. In December 2025, DuBois left the CBS Evening News.

Community service DuBois is involved in various community organizations including serving on three non-profit boards – Pencil; Susan G. Komen for the Cure (New York City affiliate); and New York City Center. They have two sons and live in Harlem.

Awards and honors DuBois has won four Emmy Awards and has been honored by the Associated Press. He also received a Trailblazer Award from the New York City chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists.

DuBois has received honorary Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Briarcliffe College in Bethpage, New York; Medgar Evers College (of the City University of New York) in Brooklyn, New York; Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey and St. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York.