Lester Holt

Lester Holt

65 · Born: Mar 8, 1959

Personal Details

Official Socials
Born Mar 8, 1959 Hamilton Air Force Base, California, USA
Relatives
  • Henry Holt (Grandchild)
  • Samuel Holt (Grandchild)

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.

Career

2021
Dateline NBC
Dateline NBC as Anchor
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2012
Warehouse 13
Warehouse 13 as Lester Holt
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2009
2012: Startling New Secrets
2022
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
2016
Dateline on ID
Dateline on ID
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2008
Witness to Jonestown
Mystery of the Crystal Skulls