There are better ways to start the first day on the job (or, technically, the second): Incoming "CBS Evening News" anchor Tony Dokoupil is facing criticism for a recent Instagram comment in which he insisted he would be more "transparent" and "accountable" than legendary newsman Walter Cronkite, who anchored that broadcast from 1962 to 1981.

The weekday morning lineup at WRAL will has a new member to start off 2026. With Michelle Mackonochie taking her new spot on the weekday evening anchor desk, the Capitol Broadcasting Co.-owned television station has announced that Lora Lavigne has been promoted to weekday morning anchor.