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Lester Holt

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Born March 8, 1959 · Hamilton Air Force Base, California, USA

Also known as Lester Don Holt, Jr.

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Biography

Lester Don Holt Jr. (born March 8, 1959) is an American journalist and news anchor for the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News, NBC Nightly News Kids Edition, and Dateline NBC. On June 18, 2015, he was made the permanent anchor of NBC Nightly News following the demotion of Brian Williams. He followed in the career footsteps of Max Robinson, an ABC News evening co-anchor, and Holt became the first African-American to solo anchor a weekday network nightly newscast.

Awards & recognition

  • Walter Cronkite Award — Excellence in Journalism · 2019
  • Journalist of the Year · 2016
  • California Hall of Fame · 2015

Filmography15 titles

Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All

2021as Self (archive footage)

Dateline: Secrets Uncovered

2017as Self - Correspondent

Warehouse 13

2009as Lester Holt

Primal Fear

1996as WBBM Anchor

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

2024as Self (archive footage)

30 Rock

2006as Lester Holt

The Fugitive

1993as Newscaster

Get Me Roger Stone

2017as Self (archive footage)

Miracle on 34th Street

1994as Newscaster

Whose Vote Counts, Explained

as Self (archive footage)

Dateline NBC

1992as Self - Correspondent

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019as Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014as Self - Guest

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014as Self - Guest