Tony Dokoupil Biography
Tony Dokoupil is an American journalist who serves as the co-anchor of CBS Mornings in New York City, NY. Dokoupil joined the station in August 2016. Prior to CBS News, he served as a correspondent at MSNBC from October 2015 to June 2016.
Tony is also an author who is popular in his book titled ‘The Last Pirate: A Father, his son, and the Golden Age of Marijuana’.
Tony Dokoupil Age
Dokoupil is 41 years old as of the year 2021, he was born on 24 December 1980, in Connecticut, United States of America. His birthday is on the 24th of December every year. He is an American by nationality and he belongs to the white ethnicity. His birth sign is Capricorn.
Tony Dokoupil Nationality
Tony was born in Connecticut, United States of America. He is an American by nationality and he belongs to the white ethnicity.
Tony Dokoupil Height
Dokoupil stands at a moderate height of 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m) and weighs around 154 lbs (70 kg). He also has black hair and a pair of brown eyes.
Tony Dokoupil Education
Tony attended a fancy private school in Miami, he then attended Severna Park High School. After graduating from high school, he joined The George Washington University School of Business in 1999 and graduated in 2003 with a BBA summa cum laude. However, he studied for an MA in American studies at Columbia University with the grandchildren of President George H.W. Bush, who studied in the same batch. He subsequently acquired a Master’s degree in 2005 from Columbia University. He also holds a Ph.D. in media studies.
Tony Dokoupil Family, Father
Tony was born in Connecticut to his American parents and was raised in a drug home. His parents are Anthony Edward Dokoupil (father) and his mother Ann Dokoupil. His family moved to Miami, Florida shortly after he was born. However, life was very good until Tony was 6 years old. His father Anthony who was a merchant of marijuana turned into a drug addict and stopped supporting his family and life was never the same for Tony and his mother. His father Anthony Edward famously known as “Big Tony” was arrested in 1992 for his 1986 deal involving 17 tons of Colombian drugs.
His mother who was a teacher by profession had relocated to Maryland with him and faced a tough life. She raised Tony as a single mother from the age of 6 years. Citing his father’s arrest, Tony printed a memoir about his father named The Last Pirate: A Father, His Son, and the Golden Age of Marijuana.
Tony Dokoupil Wife
Tony is married to his longtime girlfriend Katy Tur, who is also a television journalist and NBC News correspondent. The couple married on October 27, 2017, in the Utah desert in a spectacular wedding attended by a few guests and family members. However, the two lovebirds met for the first time in the makeup room at MSNBC and the rest was history as they say. They dated for two years and became engaged in early 2017. Together the duo shares two adorable children. Tony and his family reside in New York City, United States.
Previously, Katy Tur dated Keith Olbermann for 3 years. Tur began dating commentator Keith Olbermann in 2006 and the couple split in 2009.
Tony Dokoupil First Wife
Tony was previously in a relationship before marrying Katy Tur. However, not much is known about Tony’s first wife. She worked in Human Rights and currently lives in Tel Aviv, Israel with her two children she sired with Tony, her firstborn named Tony Jr., and a daughter.
Tony Dokoupil Children
Tony has four children altogether; two from her first relationship are Tony Jr. and a daughter. He also shares two other children with her wife Katy Tur namely; Teddy born on April 13, 2019, and a daughter known as Eloise.
Tony Dokoupil Salary
Tony earns an average annual salary of $75,000. This is according to CBS News anchor/reporter salaries. However, their salaries vary mainly according to the level of seniority of the journalist in question. We will keep tabs and update her exact salary once it is available
Tony Dokoupil Net Worth
Tony’s net worth is estimated to be in the range of $1 Million – $5 Million as of 2022. He has accumulated his fortunes through his primary source of income as a broadcast journalist and in the other businesses he has invested in.
Tony Dokoupil Body measurements and Facts
- Full Names: Tony Dokoupil
- Career / Profession: Journalist
- Nationality: American
- Ethnicity: White
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
- Age: 41 years old as of the year 2021
- Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
- Date of Birth: 24 December 1980
- Place of Birth: Connecticut
- Birthday: 24th December
- Height: 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m)
- Weight: 154 lbs (70 kg)
- Marital Status: Married
- Wife/Spouse: Katy Tur
- Children: Four
- Net Worth: $1 Million – $5 Million
- Salary: Average annual salary of $75,000
Tony Dokoupil House
Tony resides in New York City, NY, United States of America.
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