Lester Holt is widely known for serving as the anchor of NBC's Nightly News. However, the host recently decided to quit the popular news program. As a result, fans are curious to find out about Holt's ...

WASHINGTON — A new anchor will make his debut on "NBC Nightly News" Monday after the departure of longtime anchor Lester Holt. Holt, 65, anchored his final broadcast for the program on Friday evening.

The longtime news anchor had been the anchor of ‘NBC Nightly News’ since 2015. Learn why he’s leaving the show amid a round of cuts and changes in the media business. Lester Holt announced his ...

NBC News announced on Thursday that Tom Llamas will succeed Lester Holt as NBC Nightly News anchor and managing editor, beginning this summer. Llamas will continue to anchor his weeknight NBC News Now ...

Lester Holt‘s final evening in the anchor chair on NBC Nightly News will be on May 30. His successor, Tom Llamas, will debut the following Monday, June 2. Holt announced in February that he would be ...

Lester Holt will host his final newscast as NBC Nightly News anchor and managing editor on Friday, May 30. Holt will transition to a full-time role at Dateline NBC, where he has been a principal ...

“NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt called his decade-long tenure helming the network’s evening broadcast the “honor of a lifetime” as he bade farewell during his final newscast Friday night. “As an ...

After 10 years behind the NBC Nightly News desk, Lester Holt has signed off for the last time. The longtime anchor announced his departure from the show in February 2025, and hosted his final segment ...

Llamas took over the esteemed “NBC Nightly News” from Lester Holt last month—though he couldn’t keep all of Holt’s final viewers. Media Reporter NBC’s Nightly News lost viewers in anchor Tom Llamas’ ...

Lester Holt’s next job has him working a role he hasn’t held in a very long time: the new guy. Holt, 66 years old, is a regular “Dateline” presence, but usually as the host of the show, not the teller ...

June 2 officially marked a changing of the guard at NBC Nightly News after long-time anchor Lester Holt handed the reins over to Tom Llamas. In the wake of the seismic shift in news, the ratings for ...