by Jeroslyn JoVonn
Could 31, 2025
Holt has anchored “NBC Nightly Information” since 2015.
Lester Holt anchored his last “NBC Nightly Information” broadcast on Could 30 as he shifts his full focus to NBC’s “Dateline.”
Holt, who has anchored “NBC Nightly Information” since 2015 whereas additionally internet hosting “Dateline,” is now stepping away from the nightly broadcast to focus solely on long-form journalism, a transfer he says permits him to dive deeper into storytelling. He made a Could 30 look on At the moment for a section that honored his time internet hosting the nightly information present.
“I’ve been internet hosting ‘Dateline’ for a few years,” Holt advised At the moment hosts Savannah Guthrie and Craig Melvin, “however lengthy kind is one thing I actually needed to get my tooth into.”
“It’s a special set of stories muscle tissue,” he continued. “The time simply appeared to be proper. , you hit a sure age, you begin considering, ‘What’s the again a part of my profession going to seem like?’”
NBC nationwide correspondent Tom Llamas will take over as anchor of “NBC Nightly Information” following Holt’s departure. Llamas will proceed anchoring his primetime streaming present “High Story” with Tom Llamas on “NBC Information NOW” as he takes on his new position at NBC Nightly Information.
Holt, who introduced his exit in February, has been a gentle presence in American journalism, guiding viewers via main occasions just like the rise of Donald Trump, the COVID-19 pandemic, and conflicts within the Center East. Since saying his departure, Holt has shared his ardour for protecting information tales with depth and accuracy.
“The massive buy-in was to have the ability to do extra of the hours,” Holt advised Selection earlier this month. “I as soon as spent two nights in jail for a ‘Dateline,’ and I’ve achieved heartbreaking tales on the bronchial asthma disaster and the financial system… however I wish to do extra of these.”
“I would like to have the ability to inform a producer, ‘Sure, I’ll be there for that interview subsequent week,’ as a result of I gained’t be leaping after no matter is occurring for Nightly.”
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