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Lester Holt Signs Off As ‘NBC Nightly News’ Anchor: “Facts Matter”


Holt has been anchor of the newscast for the past 10 years.

In a news packed show leading with tornados in the South, Elon Musk ‘s DOGE exit and drug use reports, Sean “ Diddy ” Combs sex-trafficking trial, wildfires in Canada, and Taylor Swift finally buying back her music, Holt’s departure was one of the biggest stories of all “I’ll see you on Dateline, in the meantime, please continue to take care of yourself, and each other,” he said as Nightly News staffs came on to the set to share the farewell with the anchor and offer Holt a round of applause. Over the last decade, we have shared some dark and harrowing days and nights from our country, the pandemic, mass shootings, natural disasters, each testing our resilience and our compassion.

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