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CBS Mornings anchor Tony Dokoupil sacked by bosses over tense Israel interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates — prompting staff backlash: reports

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CBS Mornings anchor Tony Dokoupil sacked by bosses over tense Israel interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates — prompting staff backlash: reports

CBS News reportedly called out morning show anchor Tony Dokoupil on Monday for his scathing takedown of author Ta-Nehisi Coates over the controversial author’s pro-Palestinian framing of Hamas’ war with Israel — sparking backlash in among staff on the network’s “commitment to truth.” CBS News chief Wendy McMahon and Adrienne Roark, president of content development … Read more

CBS News calls out ‘DEI expert’ who mocked black senator as ‘Uncle Tim’ after Tony Dokoupil scandal

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CBS News calls out 'DEI expert' who mocked black senator as 'Uncle Tim' after Tony Dokoupil scandal

CBS News’ new DEI consultant may need to get some racial sensitivity training of his own. It is said that the leaders of the network intercepted Dr. Donald Grant – who calls himself a “mental health expert, DEI strategist and trauma trainer” on his Instagram – to quell the internal turmoil after they claimed that … Read more

Exclusive | CBS’s Tony Dokoupil expresses ‘regret’ at tearful staff meeting after anti-Israel author spat

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Exclusive | CBS's Tony Dokoupil expresses 'regret' at tearful staff meeting after anti-Israel author spat

“CBS Mornings” co-anchor Tony Dokoupil told staff during an emotional meeting that he was “sorry” for putting them in a difficult position amid the network’s widespread scandal over his feud with an anti-Israel author. learned The Post. The embattled anchor spoke at Tuesday’s only staff meeting — which co-hosts Gayle King and Nate Burleson did … Read more

Shari Redstone blasts CBS vs. Tony Dokoupil after heated interview on ‘apartheid’ Israel: ‘Tony did a great job’

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Shari Redstone blasts CBS vs. Tony Dokoupil after heated interview on 'apartheid' Israel: 'Tony did a great job'

Shari Redstone, president of CBS Paramount Global, blasted the Tiffany network over its crackdown on “CBS Mornings” co-host Tony Dokoupil after his heated interview about Israel with author Ta-Nehisi Coates. Dokoupil was reprimanded in a staff meeting Monday by CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon and her lieutenant Adrienne Roark for bringing his “bias” to the … Read more