Maurice DuBois Biography
Maurice DuBois is an American Award-winning Journalist working at WCBS-TV CBS News New York affiliate serving as an Anchor since he joined the station in 2004. Formerly, DuBois worked at WNBC-TV as an anchor.
Education | Career
DuBois studied at Northwestern University from 1983 to 1987, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism. He holds four Doctorates of Philosophy and is a Council on Foreign Relations member. Maurice is currently playing his role as a co-anchor for the weekday 5 pm and 11 pm newscasts since he became part of the network in September 2004.
He has covered stories for “48 Hours,” “60 Minutes Sports,” the CBS News streaming network, “CBS Sunday Morning,” and “CBS Mornings” which was formerly “CBS This Morning”. Additionally, he also fills in as an anchor for “CBS Evening News” at CBS News.
Maurice has covered a wide range of topics, including national political conventions, local news, AIDS in South Africa, the Vatican’s papal change, and witnessing two executions. He has moderated debates for Congress, the NYC Mayor, and the New York Governor in addition to anchoring several live breaking news stories. Furthermore, he has hosted several programs on a variety of subjects, including telethons, ticker-tape parades, breast cancer, children and violence, and mental health.
DuBois worked at WNBC-TV for seven years prior to joining the CBS Network. He was on MSNBC, NBC News at Sunrise, “Today,” “Weekend Today,” “Dateline NBC,” and other NBC News programs. DuBois hosted “Four Stories,” a magazine featuring local heroes, while he was a host at WNBC-TV. He additionally hosted “Mind over Media,” a program on Court-TV that helped students comprehend pictures from the media.
Maurice previously held positions in Sacramento and Chicago. Before transitioning to reporting, he started as a desk assistant at Seattle’s KING-TV in the year 1987. Besides being a news anchor, he has acted in the feature films “Soul Men” and “Kick-Ass,” as well as the popular CBS drama “Person of Interest.”
DuBois was previously employed by The Northside Center for Child Development, PENCIL, Susan G. Komen for the Cure/NYC, NY City Center, and PENCIL. He currently serves on the non-profit board of Access Psychology Foundation.
Awards
Several journalism and community honors, including five Emmys, have been awarded to Maurice. In addition, he has received recognition as a Trailblazer from The New York Association of Black Journalists, The New York State Broadcasters Association, and The Associated Press.
At CBS News, Maurice works with the following personalities;
- Chris Wragge
- Elijah Westbrook
- Doug Williams
- Lisa Rozner
- Kristine Johnson
- Christine Sloan
- Dana Tyler
- Jessica Moore
- Jessi Mitchell
- Jennifer McLogan
Parents | Family
Maurice was born and brought up in Long Island, by his parents Maurice Dubois Sr., who is his father, and Ramona Dubois, who is his mother. He has not mentioned any information concerning whether he has siblings or not.
Maurice DuBois Age
DuBois is 58 years old as of the year 2023, he was born on the 20th of August 1965 in Long Island, United States of America, and celebrates his birthday on the 20th of August every year.
Wife
DuBois is happily married to Andrea DuBois, the couple tied the knot in the year 2001, and are blessed with two sons, and they all reside in Manhattan.
Maurice DuBois Salary
Maurice’s salary ranges between $20,000 and $55,000.
Net Worth
DuBois has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million and $5 Million. His primary source of income is working as an anchor.
Social Media Platforms
Maurice is very active on social media i.e. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc. He has over 8300 followers on Instagram, over 11800 followers on Facebook, and 10000 followers on Twitter.
6 Quick Facts About Maurice
- Age: 58 years old as of 2023
- Marital Status: Married
- Net Worth: Between $1 Million and $5 Million
- Salary: Between $20, 000 and $55, 000
- Nationality: American
- Height: 5 feet 9 inches tall
What Channel is Maurice DuBois on?
Since then, he and Cindy Hsu as well as Mary Calvi have co-anchored CBS 2 News This Morning and CBS 2 News at Noon.
How Long Has Maurice DuBois been on CBS?
After working for WNBC and NBC for seven years, where he filled in on the Today Show, reported for Dateline NBC, and anchored Today in New York, DuBois joined WCBS and CBS in 2004.