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CBS News Anchor
Maurice DuBois
Award-winning anchor Maurice DuBois co-anchors "CBS 2 News This Morning" weekdays from 5-7 a.m. with Kate Sullivan. He joined WCBS-TV in September 2004.
At CBS News, he substitutes as news anchor for the weekend editions of "The CBS Evening News" and "The Saturday Early Show."
A Long Island native, DuBois spent seven years at WNBC-TV and co-anchored "Today in New York" before joining WCBS-TV. He anchored many live breaking news stories and hosted numerous specials on topics ranging from kids and violence, to parades and telethons. At NBC News, he substituted as news anchor for "Today" and "Weekend Today," and filled-in as co-host of "Weekend Today." He also reported for "Dateline NBC" and substituted as news anchor at MSNBC and NBC News at Sunrise.
While at WNBC-TV, DuBois also hosted "Four Stories," a magazine featuring community heroes; he also hosted special programming for Court-TV called "Mind over Media," for students to understand media images.
Previously, DuBois was an anchor/reporter for WFLD-TV in Chicago and KCRA-TV in Sacramento. He began his career in 1987 at KING-TV in Seattle as a desk assistant before moving over to reporting. He has gone on to cover everything from local news to national political conventions, to AIDS in South Africa, to witnessing a double execution, to the death of Pope John Paul II, and the installation of Pope Benedict XVI.
DuBois has won several journalism and community awards, including four Emmys. He's also been honored by The Associated Press and The New York Association of Black Journalists, which recognized him with a Trailblazer Award. He serves on three non-profit boards: PENCIL, Susan G. Komen for the Cure/NYC, and The Northside Center.
DuBois earned his BS in Journalism from Northwestern University. He is the recipient of Honorary PhDs from Seton Hall University, Medgar Evers College, and Briarcliffe College. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and son.
At CBS News, he substitutes as news anchor for the weekend editions of "The CBS Evening News" and "The Saturday Early Show."
A Long Island native, DuBois spent seven years at WNBC-TV and co-anchored "Today in New York" before joining WCBS-TV. He anchored many live breaking news stories and hosted numerous specials on topics ranging from kids and violence, to parades and telethons. At NBC News, he substituted as news anchor for "Today" and "Weekend Today," and filled-in as co-host of "Weekend Today." He also reported for "Dateline NBC" and substituted as news anchor at MSNBC and NBC News at Sunrise.
While at WNBC-TV, DuBois also hosted "Four Stories," a magazine featuring community heroes; he also hosted special programming for Court-TV called "Mind over Media," for students to understand media images.
Previously, DuBois was an anchor/reporter for WFLD-TV in Chicago and KCRA-TV in Sacramento. He began his career in 1987 at KING-TV in Seattle as a desk assistant before moving over to reporting. He has gone on to cover everything from local news to national political conventions, to AIDS in South Africa, to witnessing a double execution, to the death of Pope John Paul II, and the installation of Pope Benedict XVI.
DuBois has won several journalism and community awards, including four Emmys. He's also been honored by The Associated Press and The New York Association of Black Journalists, which recognized him with a Trailblazer Award. He serves on three non-profit boards: PENCIL, Susan G. Komen for the Cure/NYC, and The Northside Center.
DuBois earned his BS in Journalism from Northwestern University. He is the recipient of Honorary PhDs from Seton Hall University, Medgar Evers College, and Briarcliffe College. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and son.
Maurice DuBois is the son of Maurice DuBois Sr. of Portsmouth and Ramona (formerly George) of Roseau.
