Lester Holt
Lester Holt (born March 8, 1959) is an American television show host for NBC. From 2015 until 2025, Holt was the anchor for the NBC Nightly News during the weekdays.
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 Holt in 2022 | |
| Born | 8 March 1959
(aged 67) Marin County, California, U.S. |
| Education | California State University, Sacramento (no degree) |
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| Years active | 1981–present |
| Employer | CBS (1981–2000) NBC (2000–present) |
Notable credit(s) | NBC Nightly News weeknight anchor (2015–2025) Weekend Today co-anchor (2003–2015) NBC Nightly News weekend anchor (2007–2015) Dateline NBC anchor (2011–present) |
| Television | CBS News (1981–2000) NBC News (2000–present) |
| Term | Anchor of NBC Nightly News and NBC Nightly News Kids Edition |
| Predecessor | Brian Williams |
| Successor | Tom Llamas |
| Political party | Independent (2018–present)[1] Republican (until 2018)[2][1] |
| Spouse(s) | Carol Hagen
(m. 1982) |
| Children | 2, including Stefan Holt |
| Awards | Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award 1990 |
Lester Holt Media
Holt hosting Weekend Today in 2005, cooking live on the streets of New York City
Holt in 2010 photographed by the United States Air Force while reporting on an airdrop mission in Afghanistan
Holt interviewing Dr. Holly Bamford of the National Ocean Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in 2013
Holt receiving the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Prince, Richard. Lester Holt Drops GOP Registration (March 19, 2018)Journalisms. Retrieved October 10, 2019./
- ↑ Borchers, Callum (September 25, 2016). 5 things to know about presidential debate moderator Lester Holt. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/09/25/5-things-to-know-about-presidential-debate-moderator-lester-holt/. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
