Tony Dokoupil’s marriage reportedly under pressure due to new CBS role

Tony Dokoupil‘s marriage is reportedly under strain following his recent appointment as anchor of the CBS Evening News.

The journalist took up the role earlier this month and has since faced intense pressure to perform as the program continues to struggle with ratings. With rising expectations, Dokoupil reportedly devotes more time to work, but he is fully aware of the toll his busy schedule is having on his marriage.

Tony Dokoupil is married to a fellow journalist Katy Turand the couple shares two children, Théodore and Éloïse.

Tony Dokoupil works all the time, reveals source

After Tony Dokoupil landed a new role as CBS Evening News anchor, the veteran journalist seems busier than ever.

Dokoupil was previously host of the channel’s morning show, but that workload seems paltry compared to the demands and pressures of his new position, which now appear to be putting a strain on his marriage.

“He works all the time,” a source close to Dokoupil told Rob Shuter.ShutterScoop. “When he’s on the road, he’s never home. And when he’s home, his phone never stops ringing.”

Much of the work pressure reportedly comes from constant communication with CBS executives, who would do everything they can to control the show’s narrative rather than giving Dokoupil free rein in his role.

“There’s a lot of micromanagement going on,” a network source revealed. “Tony is under intense scrutiny. Every editorial decision, every segment, every appearance, it’s relentless.”

The journalist would be aware of the imbalance that his work pressure causes in his marriage

In the first days after Dokoupil took on the role, he shared that his children, Theodore and Eloise, whom he shares with wife Katy Tur, were excited about his new position.

The new role was initially intended to give him more family time in the mornings with his children, but amid plummeting ratings, that free time appears to have evaporated.

Today, Dokoupil is apparently forced to work harder to achieve results and is well aware of the imbalance his work causes in his marriage.

“He knows exactly what he’s missing,” a close source said. “This awareness makes things harder, not easier.”

Yet unless things improve at work, the strain on Dokoupil’s marriage may only get worse in the coming days.

“That’s what happens when a job doesn’t stop at the studio door,” a source remarked. “News never sleeps – and right now, neither does Tony’s marriage.”

Tony Dokoupil’s first week resulted in poor ratings

During Dokoupil’s first full week in his new role, the program averaged just 4.17 million viewers, according to Nielsen data. The data also indicates that this is a 23 percent drop from the same week last year, when the program was hosted by Norah O’Donnell.

Additionally, viewership among adults ages 25 to 54, the demographic most coveted by news advertisers, also fell 23 percent, another worrying trend that underscores the show’s current struggles.

Unsurprisingly, reports began indicating that network executives would consider replacing him in the coming days.

“People are already talking about who could replace him if this crisis continues,” shared a source, according to Rob Shuter’s #.ShutterScoop. “There is a real concern that the public is not buying what he is selling.”

The journalist wants to restore people’s confidence

Although it remains to be seen if any changes will be made, Dokoupil will likely continue to give his best as long as he remains in office.

Before reprising the role, he said People Magazine that his main goal as a new presenter was to rebuild trust with his audience.

“The First Amendment guaranteed freedom of the press. It didn’t guarantee trust. It didn’t guarantee credibility. It’s something you have to earn,” the news anchor said.

Dokoupil continued: “Rebuilding that trust, earning it from people who abandoned it, regaining it, that’s the biggest and most important mission I have.”

Tony Dokoupil aims to be authentic to listeners in his new role at CBS

For Dokoupil, the best way to rebuild trust and credibility was to be completely authentic with listeners when delivering information.

The journalist also said People that he intends to speak with diverse people regardless of their political beliefs.

He shared, “You tell people what you know, you tell them how you know it, when you’re wrong or you’re not sure – you tell them that too – and you also bring people from across the political spectrum onto your show, all kinds of people with all kinds of ideas.”