CBS Evening News John Dickerson chokes up in farewell to co-anchor Maurice DuBois

“CBS Evening News” anchor John Dickerson gave an emotional sign-off on Thursday night, thanking his departing co-anchor Maurice DuBois as the duo closed out the show together for the last time.Both men are leaving as CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss mounts a shakeup of the third-place network.DuBois’ final broadcast was on Thursday and Dickersons will be Friday.

Substitutes will host the show until Tony Dokoupil, who had co-hosted “CBS Mornings,” will take over as full-time anchor of the broadcast on Jan.5.At the end of their last broadcast together, the pair thanked their team while highlighting some of the stories that they’d covered during their year co-hosting the ratings-challenged nightly newscast.“I cannot thank this team enough,” DuBois told viewers.

“I’ve walked out of here each night extremely proud of the work we’ve done together.”Turning to Dickerson, DuBois said: “John, you’re an outstanding journalist, an even better person.I’ve learned quite a bit from working with you.

Proud to call you not just a colleague, but a friend.”An emotional Dickerson choked up, replying: “Thank you, Maurice.You know, a year and a half ago we didn’t even really know each other.

And you’ve become a model for me and a trusted friend.”The pair closed with: “Thank you for watching.Good night and good luck,” echoing the famed sign-off of famed CBS News anchor Edward R.

Murrow.Appointed by then-CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon, DuBois and Dickerson replaced Norah O’Donnell last January.Even though O’Donnell’s “Evening News” had struggled in the ratings and remained in last place behind NBC and perennial frontrunner ABC, DuBois and Dickerson’s show hemorrhaged roughly a million viewers.Critics complained about the lack of chemistry between the duo, as well as the ill-conceived format architected by then-“60 Minutes” executive producer Bill Owens, which favored feature-style segments over breaking news.Although CBS News ...