Lester Holt
March 8, 1959 (65 years old) in Hamilton Air Force Base, California, USA
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
Credits
- 2024 ·Atrocity Inc.as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 ·The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trumpas Self (archive footage)
- 2021 ·Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It Allas Self (archive footage)
- 2020 ·Whose Vote Counts, Explainedas Self (archive footage)
- 2020 ·One World: Together at Homeas Self
- 2019 ·The Kelly Clarkson Showas
- 2019 ·The Kelly Clarkson Showas Self
- 2018 ·Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Mediaas Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2017 ·Dateline: Secrets Uncoveredas Self - Correspondent
- 2017 ·Get Me Roger Stoneas Self (archive footage)
- 2016 ·2016 First Presidential Debateas Monderator
- 2014 ·Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self
- 2013 ·Hollywood Game Nightas Self
- 2009 ·2012 Startling New Secretsas
- 2009 ·Warehouse 13as Lester Holt
- 2008 ·Witness to Jonestownas Himself
- 2008 ·Mystery of the Crystal Skullsas Himself - Host
- 2006 ·30 Rockas Lester Holt
- 2004 ·Miley's New Year's Eve Partyas Self - Guest
- 1996 ·Primal Fearas WBBM Anchor
- 1994 ·Miracle on 34th Streetas Newscaster
- 1993 ·Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - Guest
- 1993 ·The Fugitiveas Newscaster
- 1992 ·The Tonight Show with Jay Lenoas
- 1992 ·Datelineas Host
- 1992 ·Datelineas Self - Anchor
- 1992 ·Datelineas Self - Host