Dokoupil checked on the crew member after a thudding sound could be heard as the anchor reported from Taiwan.

Tony Dokoupil pauses CBS broadcast for crew member’s ‘medical emergency’ live on air: ‘Is he okay?’

Dokoupil checked on the crew member after a thudding sound could be heard as the anchor reported from Taiwan.

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Tony Dokoupil reacts to 'medical emergency' live on 'CBS Evening News'. Credit:

- Tony Dokoupil paused Wednesday's 'CBS Evening News' broadcast after a crew member had a medical emergency live on the air.

- The broadcaster asked, "Is he okay?" after a thud sounded in the background of the shot.

- CBS later provided an update on the crew member's condition.**

*CBS Evening News* anchor Tony Dokoupil paused a televised spot in Taiwan on Wednesday after a crew member had a scary "medical emergency" live on the air.

The news personality halted a live shot in Asia during the closing moments of Wednesday's broadcast after a thudding sound and resulting commotion behind the scenes could be heard in the background during his report.

"Is he okay?" Dokoupil asked, before telling his audience that "we're going to take a quick break, we have a medical emergency here. We're calling a doctor."

After a few moments of silence, another member of the crew could be heard asking, "Can you call a doctor, please?"

The show then cut to a shot of Matt Gutman, the former ABC personality who recently made the jump to CBS, in a studio as he picked up coverage.

"So, I'm going to sign off for Tony Dokoupil, who's been reporting in Taiwan," Gutman said at the desk. "We're going to go to break. We'll be right back."

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Later, the CBS' X account gave an update on the crew member's condition.

"Tonight during the final segment of *CBS Evening News*, our cameraman on set suffered a medical emergency," the post confirmed. "Thankfully, he’s okay and recovering."

** has reached out to a CBS representative for more information.

Dokoupil took over as *CBS Evening News* anchor in January, with his appointment to the post (by divisive CBS News chief Bari Weiss) drawing sustained criticism across his rollout on the network.

Tony Dokoupil in Florida.

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Dokoupil made headlines earlier this year for crying on air during an interview in which he reflected on his childhood in Florida, and also drew criticism for interviewing his own mother on the air.

The anchor also called out "big problems" amid a live flub on the air in January, weeks after he made an impassioned plea for viewers to let him earn their trust in his new position.

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"So, here's my promise to you, today and every time you see me in this chair: you come first," Dokoupil stressed in his New Year's Day address. "Not advertisers. Not politicians. Not corporate interests. And, yes, that does include the corporate owners of CBS. I report for you."

See CBS' statement on the *Evening News* cameraman's medical emergency above.

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