Lester Holt is leaving NBC Nightly News after 10 years: find out the reasons
24 february 2025 в 21:13
Lester Holt announced his decision to leave NBC Nightly News on February 24, 2025. The news came amidst consecutive changes in the entertainment and news environment, with many television anchors leaving and networks facing sharp cuts. After the journalist, who has been named «America's most trusted television news anchor» by other sources twice, sent a memorandum to NBC employees, viewers wanted to know why Lester was leaving the program.
According to an excerpt from his memorandum to employees obtained by Deadline, Lester wrote: «After 10 years, 17 if you count my weekend years, it is time for me to step down from my position as anchor of Nightly News. It has truly been the honor of my life to work with each of you every day, holding journalism as our true compass and our viewers at the center of everything we do».
Find out why Lester is leaving NBC Nightly News below, where he will go next, and more about his career.
The highly respected journalist is now 65 years old. According to NBC, the reason for his departure from Nightly News is not related to retirement.
No, Lester is not leaving NBC, but he is stepping down from his position as anchor and editor of NBC Nightly News. Starting in the summer of 2025, he will take on a full-time position in another role at NBC.
According to his memorandum to employees, Lester will move to a full-time position at NBC Dateline, where he has been the lead anchor for almost 15 years.
NBC News Executive Vice President of Programming Janelle Rodriguez followed Lester’s announcement with a note to employees, noting that the Emmy-winning news anchor helped Nightly News become «a trusted and premier news source for millions of viewers across America». She also noted that the Walter Cronkite Award-winning journalist «will continue to work at NBC News for many more years».
«He led the network during some of the most tense and challenging times in the country over the past decade, particularly at the beginning of the pandemic, when Lester’s voice was a source of comfort every night for many», - Janelle continued in her letter. «He led viewers to the forefront of every major story and sat at the table with world leaders, skillfully extracting answers to important questions». «Simply put, Lester is the heartbeat of this news organization»
According to an excerpt from his memorandum to employees obtained by Deadline, Lester wrote: «After 10 years, 17 if you count my weekend years, it is time for me to step down from my position as anchor of Nightly News. It has truly been the honor of my life to work with each of you every day, holding journalism as our true compass and our viewers at the center of everything we do».
Find out why Lester is leaving NBC Nightly News below, where he will go next, and more about his career.
The highly respected journalist is now 65 years old. According to NBC, the reason for his departure from Nightly News is not related to retirement.
No, Lester is not leaving NBC, but he is stepping down from his position as anchor and editor of NBC Nightly News. Starting in the summer of 2025, he will take on a full-time position in another role at NBC.
According to his memorandum to employees, Lester will move to a full-time position at NBC Dateline, where he has been the lead anchor for almost 15 years.
NBC News Executive Vice President of Programming Janelle Rodriguez followed Lester’s announcement with a note to employees, noting that the Emmy-winning news anchor helped Nightly News become «a trusted and premier news source for millions of viewers across America». She also noted that the Walter Cronkite Award-winning journalist «will continue to work at NBC News for many more years».
«He led the network during some of the most tense and challenging times in the country over the past decade, particularly at the beginning of the pandemic, when Lester’s voice was a source of comfort every night for many», - Janelle continued in her letter. «He led viewers to the forefront of every major story and sat at the table with world leaders, skillfully extracting answers to important questions». «Simply put, Lester is the heartbeat of this news organization»
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