Lester Don Holt Jr. (born March 8, 1959) [3] is an American news anchor for the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News, NBC Nightly News Kids Edition, and Dateline NBC. On June 18, 2015, Holt was made the permanent anchor of NBC Nightly News following the demotion of Brian Williams.

Digital documentaries from the Nightly News team. Coverage of the latest global and U.S. breaking news stories by Lester Holt on NBCNews.com. Watch videos of breaking news, politics, health,...

3 days ago · Inside Lester Holt’s Life Outside of ‘NBC Nightly News’ Duties Lester, born in 1959, grew up on an Air Force base in Marin County, California. His passion for broadcasting grew after his ...

2 days ago · Lester Holt is back in action after fans questioned his absence from NBC Nightly News. The broadcaster appeared on the Tuesday, February 4, episode of the program after a brief time away from the ...

Nov 30, 2020 · Lester Holt is an award-winning journalist and anchor of "NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt," the network's flagship broadcast and the #1 newscast in America. He also...

6 days ago · NBC Nightly News - Watch episodes on NBC.com and the NBC App. Lester Holt anchors the most-watched evening newscast in America.

Jan 19, 2025 · Lester Holt (born March 8, 1959, Marin county, California, U.S.) is an American broadcast journalist who served as anchor (2015– ) of NBC Nightly News; he was the first Black person to solo anchor a weekday network nightly newscast.

May 22, 2023 · As the anchor of NBC Nightly News, a time-tested evening newscast celebrating its 75th anniversary this spring, Lester Holt is more than comfortable taking his job on the road.