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,...

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

Official YouTube page for “NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.” Bringing you breaking news, in-depth reporting and original features for 75 years and counting. An anchor in every sense of the...

6 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...

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.

Jan 18, 2024 · Lester Holt is a renowned American journalist and news anchor. Currently, he anchors the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News and Dateline NBC. He is quite known for being the first African_Maerican to solo anchor a weekday network nightly newscast.

Feb 4, 2025 · 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.

Lester Holt serves as the anchor and managing editor of NBC’s flagship news broadcast “NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.” He has also served as principal anchor of “Dateline NBC” since September 2011 and leads NBC News’ special reports, breaking news …