Lester Holt

Lester Holt

Birthday: 1959-03-08

Place of Birth: Hamilton Air Force Base, California, USA

Biography: 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.

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Mystery of the Crystal Skulls
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The Fugitive
The Fugitive

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Witness to Jonestown
Witness to Jonestown

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2012 Startling New Secrets
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Get Me Roger Stone

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The 9/11 Conspiracies: Fact or Fiction

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Business of Disaster
Business of Disaster

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