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Maurice Dubois was born in 1965, August 20 in Long Island, New York. His parents were immigrants from the Republic of Dominica. Maurice is a TV anchorman for CBS and WCBS-TV. Dubois was a student at Port Jefferson High School. After graduating, he pursued a degree in journalism and was awarded a Bachelor of Science from Northwestern University in Illinois. During his college years, Maurice interned at the Brookhaven National Laboratory from 1984 to 1985. He was also a writer for a paper called Brookhaven Bulletin.

Dubois began his career as a journalist in 1987. His first job was desk assistant for KING-TV. He went on to work as an anchorman and a reporter in Chicago and then landed a position at KCRA-TV in Sacramento, California. Maurice then moved to New York and spent 7 years with WNBC-TV. During this period, he was  co-anchor with Today in New York, a local news program with entertainment for early risers in New York City. Dubois also hosted Four Stories which focused on human interest stories in local communities. He was also working on Mind Over Media, a special show dedicated to students that helped teach media images in television. Dubois also was a substitute to read news on NBC's News Today.

In the fall of 2004, Dubois made a career move to WCBS-TV, landing a position as anchorman for CBS' News at 6, which he co-hosted with <a href="/biography/dana-tyler">Dana Tyler</a>. He also worked with anchors <a href="/biography/mary-calvi">Mary Calvi</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cindy_Hsu">Cindy Hsu</a>.

In early 2011, Dubois co-hosted CBS 2 News at 5 with his new <a href="/biography/kristine-johnson">partner</a>, <a href="/biography/kristine-johnson">Kristine Johnson</a>.

Dubois is also known as for news-breaking reporting; he announced on air the death of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II">Pope John Paul II</a> and was also in Rome when <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI">Benedict XVI</a> was elected pope in 2005.DuBois has covered everything from local news to national political conventions, to AIDS in South Africa, to Papal transition at the Vatican, to witnessing a double execution. He has anchored numerous live breaking news stories, and moderated debates for New York City Mayor and Congress. He has also hosted multiple specials on topics ranging from kids and violence, to breast cancer, to ticker-tape parades and telethons.

Surprisingly, Maurice also has a couple of movies in his repertoire appearing in Soul Men in 2008 and Kick-Ass in 2010.

Dubis left the airwaves due to a battle with Bell's Palsy. Bell's palsy is a temporary form of facial paralysis that impacts once side of the face and can last just a few weeks — as it did with Dubois — or far longer. But he quickly returned after less than a month off. For DuBois, a whole month felt like forever. For two long weeks, he could not move the right side of his face and he spent days wondering if it had been permanently rearranged. But on day 14 came a breakthrough – he could finally make tiny movements. "That's a big deal,” DuBois said the doctor’s office at the time. “It was frozen last week.” The neurologist ran a series of weekly tests to make sure nothing else was going on. DuBois had been through the normal course of steroids and antiviral medication, and afterward, they just waited it out. Week three was very exciting – with baby steps, but more progress. Finally, after a month, there was a huge sigh of relief.

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Maurice Dubois is married to Andrea Dubois. The couple was married in the summer of 2001 and they have two sons, Brandon James and Jason. The family lives in Harlem, Manhattan. He serves on the non-profit board of NY City Center, and previously served at PENCIL, Susan G. Komen for the Cure/NYC, and The Northside Center for Child Development. Dubois' salary is unknown. However, his net worth is estimated at 6.3 million dollars. DuBois is an active Twitter member. It is not a surprise that Maurice Dubois is one of the most recognized people in the world of television. His reporting is something everyone knows him for and he is considered to be a real celebrity in the city of New York.

Mr. DuBois is the recipient of numerous journalism awards, including the Associated Press, and New York and Chicago Associations of Black Journalists. He is also an Emmy Awardee for Outstanding Morning News Program for News Channel 4/Today In New York

Some of DuBois' commitment to community development include membership with the board of directors for the North side Center for Childhood Development; motivational speaker at schools, colleges and businesses; and membership with the Jazz Association at Lincoln Center. For two consecutive years, Mr. Maurice DuBois served as Master of Ceremony to Medgar Evers College Gala Award Dinner.   
  
During his gratitude address after receiving the honorary doctoral degree, Mr. DuBois took time to reflect on the influence of his father's undergraduate ceremony. "I doubt that he was aware on that day, of the profound impact he was having not only on myself, but my brother." Maurice DuBois was only three years at that time. He went on to tell the audience of the two lessons learnt that from that day:  
  
"At least in our family (inset), college is not optional. It is what you do. It is part of life. It is a manifestation, recognition of your education that began at least in my case at the age of three when my mom taught me how to read. There was a clear path that led to the cap and gown. That was the impression that was made. It is just what you do.  
  
The value of hard work and perseverance. Prior to my dad getting that degree, it wasn't something that happened over night. This is something that happened because he put in the time. This guy who I watched get up in the morning, every day, go to work, a business office in &Long Island. At the end of his day, he would get into his car and drive to Nassau County and go to College. He would not just go to Hofstra. He would go to C. W. Post to get not just his Associates, but also his Masters".

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