Lester Holt
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Lester Holt (born March 8, 1959 in Marin County , California ) is an American journalist .
Life
Holt graduated from California State University, Sacramento . From 1981 to 1982 he worked for WCBS as a reporter and from 1982 to 1983 for KNCT as a reporter. From 1981 to 2000 he worked as a journalist for the television station CBS . He has worked as a journalist for NBC News since 2000 and for NBC Nightly News Weekend from 2007 to 2015 . Since 2003 he has hosted the weekend edition of Today on NBC. Holt has hosted the weekday news program NBC Nightly News since 2015 after Brian Williams was on leave. He is the first African American in a comparable position on major news.
In September 2016, Holt hosted the first television duel of the presidential election between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump .
Holt is married to Carol Hagen and lives in Manhattan . His son is the journalist Stefan Holt.
Awards and prizes (selection)
- 1990: Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for CBS's 48 Hours: No Place Like Home
- 2012: Honorary Doctorate from Pepperdine University
- 2015: Honorary Doctorate from California State University, Sacramento
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ NBC News: Brian Williams suspended for 6 months without pay . In: POLITICO . ( politico.com [accessed August 7, 2018]).
- ↑ Joe Flint: Brian Williams to Stay at NBC, but Lester Holt Will Be Anchor . In: Wall Street Journal . June 18, 2015, ISSN 0099-9660 ( wsj.com [accessed August 7, 2018]).
- ^ Brian Williams to Take Self Off Nightly News for 'Next Several Days' . In: NBC News . ( nbcnews.com [accessed August 7, 2018]).
- ↑ ABCNews: Moderator Lester Holt Works to Keep Control of Debate
- ↑ TimeOut: Stefan Holt, Rising son in the morning
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Holt, Lester |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marin County , California |