Lester Holt
Born: 1959-03-08
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.
Known For
Mystery of the Crystal Skulls
The Fugitive
Witness to Jonestown
2012 Startling New Secrets
Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media
Primal Fear
One World: Together at Home
Get Me Roger Stone
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All
Atrocity Inc.
