Tony Dokoupil to anchor CBS Evening News live from Connecticut

TONY DOKOUPIL will anchor CBS Evening News live from connecticut’s capital city for a special edition airing at 6:30 p.m. The broadcast puts a national newscast in Hartford with a Connecticut native behind the desk.

Hartford at 6:30 p.m.

The special edition is scheduled to air at 6:30 p.m. from Hartford, and Dokoupil said he was born in Farmington. That local connection is part of the broadcast’s appeal: a Connecticut native will be leading the program from the state where his family history also runs.

Dokoupil said his parents met in Connecticut when his mother was studying to become a teacher and his father was working as a roofer. That detail ties the broadcast to the state beyond a simple stop on a national schedule.

Dokoupil on Connecticut pizza

He described his attachment to the state in plain terms. “Absolutely, I love Connecticut. The pizza is the best here, don’t tell New York. That’s absolutely true, ‘pizza capital of the world,’” Dokoupil said.

He also said, “I go to Cape Cod and I always make a stop in Connecticut on the way for pizza.” The line gives the broadcast a personal frame: this is not just a live location for the show, but a place the anchor says he passes through regularly.

Connecticut for CBS Evening News

The live edition centers the program in Hartford and makes the state part of the broadcast itself rather than just its subject. For viewers in Connecticut, the practical takeaway is straightforward: the special edition airs at 6:30 p.m., with Dokoupil anchoring from Hartford.

The remaining detail that matters is the one the broadcast itself has already supplied: a national evening news program is using Connecticut’s capital city as its live set, with a local native delivering it from home ground.