Lester Holt
An image from Dateline, one of the productions that also features Lester Holt.
Lester Holt

Lester Holt

March 8, 1959 — Hamilton Air Force Base, California, USA

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.

Dateline

Dateline

1992

Witness to Jonestown

2008

2012 Startling New Secrets

2009

Atrocity Inc.

Atrocity Inc.

2024

Mystery of the Crystal Skulls

Mystery of the Crystal Skulls

2008