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
| Birth Location | Hamilton Air Force Base, California, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1959-03-08 |
Movies
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All
as Self (archive footage)
2021
One World: Together at Home
as Self
2020
Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2018
Get Me Roger Stone
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Witness to Jonestown
as Himself
2008
Mystery of the Crystal Skulls
as Himself - Host
2008
Primal Fear
as WBBM Anchor
1996
Miracle on 34th Street
as Newscaster
1994
The Fugitive
as Newscaster
1993
Lester Holt hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows
