Lester Holt

Lester Holt

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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TV Series

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.411
30 Rock

30 Rock

7.448
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.2
Dateline: Secrets Uncovered

Dateline: Secrets Uncovered

8.1
Miley's New Year's Eve Party

Miley's New Year's Eve Party

7.2
The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.422
Hollywood Game Night

Hollywood Game Night

6.5
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.3
Dateline

Dateline

6.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.422
Warehouse 13

Warehouse 13

7.66
Whose Vote Counts, Explained

Whose Vote Counts, Explained

6.5

Movies

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

6.756
Mystery of the Crystal Skulls

Mystery of the Crystal Skulls

3
The Fugitive

The Fugitive

7.466
Witness to Jonestown

Witness to Jonestown

6.4
2012 Startling New Secrets

2012 Startling New Secrets

4.1
Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

0
Primal Fear

Primal Fear

7.7
One World: Together at Home

One World: Together at Home

7
Get Me Roger Stone

Get Me Roger Stone

7.022
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All

Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All

8.7
Atrocity Inc.

Atrocity Inc.

10
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

7.6
The 9/11 Conspiracies: Fact or Fiction

The 9/11 Conspiracies: Fact or Fiction

0