Lester Holt Biography
Lester Holt is an American news reporter and journalist for Dateline NBC and NBC Nightly News weekday edition. Following the demotion of Brian Williams, Lester was promoted to the permanent anchor of NBC Nightly News on June 18, 2015. Hence, he became the first African American to host as a solo anchor on a weekday edition newscast. Prior he served as an anchor, presenter, and international correspondent for CBS for 19years.
Lester Holt Age
Lester was born on March 8, 1959, in Marine County, California.
Lester Holt Height
He is 6 feet and 2 inches tall.
Lester Holt Nationality
Lester is an American nationality.
Lester Holt Education
In 1977, Holt graduated from Cordova high school based in Rancho Cardova. He joined California State University and majored in government but dropped out to join a local station in sac Francisco.
Lester Holt Parents
Holt is the youngest son to a mother of Jamaican origin, June DeRozario, and an African American, Lest Don Holt Sr.
Lester Holt siblings
Lester has not revealed any data regarding his siblings.
Lester Holt wife
Lester is married to Carol Hagen. The couple resides in Manhattan.
Lester Holt children
Carol and Lester have two sons, namely Stefan Holt and Cameroon Holt. Stephan followed his father’s career path after graduating from Pepperdine University; he landed a position as a news anchor for NBC in Chicago.
Lester Holt NBC News
Holt dropped out of university to join a station in San Fransisco. In 1981 he joined WCBS-TV as part of the news team. In 1986 he relocated to be part of a newscast for WBBM-TV in Chicago for 14 years as a primary anchor.
He started working for a 24-hour cable news network owned by NBC. He became the senior anchor for decision 2000 on MSNBC, the television program that led in coverage of the presidential election. Holt was promoted as lead anchor for MSNBC daytime edition in 2001. During this period, he presented significant events, including the war in Afghanistan, the September 11 terrorist attack, and the United States’ declaration of war against Iraq as breaking news. He reported on the development of the Iraq war between 20002-2003, which landed him a position as chief war anchor, and he became a substitute anchor on NBC’s Today. He made appearances as a fill-in anchor for Today and the Dateline program for NBC. Apart from anchoring, Lester worked as a moderator for presidential debates, including the Democratic Party presidential candidates’ debate and hosting the first presidential debate.
In addition to his major, he hosted a special for the History Channel, hosted Dateline on the ID edition of Dateline, and served for NBC Sports coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics as a sports deck reporter. In 2015 following the demotion of Brian Williams, Lester was promoted to the permanent anchor of NBC Nightly news.
Lester Holt Salary
Holt earns an estimated salary of $ 15 million annually.
Lester Holt Networth
Holt’s net worth is estimated to be $75 million.
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