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
Primal Fear
(1996)
WBBM Anchor
The Fugitive
(1993)
Newscaster
Miracle on 34th Street
(1994)
Newscaster
One World: Together at Home
(2020)
Self
Full Filmography
Acting
The Fugitive
(1993)
Newscaster
Miracle on 34th Street
(1994)
Newscaster
Primal Fear
(1996)
WBBM Anchor
Witness to Jonestown
(2008)
Himself
Mystery of the Crystal Skulls
(2008)
Himself - Host
2012 Startling New Secrets
(2009)
Get Me Roger Stone
(2017)
Self (archive footage)
Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media
(2018)
Self - Narrator (voice)
One World: Together at Home
(2020)
Self
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All
(2021)
Self (archive footage)