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Lester Holt Is Leaving ‘NBC Nightly News’ After 10 Years as Host: ‘The Time Has Come’
Lester Holt announced that he is leaving NBC Nightly News after 10 Years as an anchor, revealing plans to focus on Dateline NBC in a full-time capacity.
It has truly been the honor of a lifetime to work with each of you every day, keeping journalism as our true north and our viewers at the center of everything we do,” Lester, 65, said in a statement. I’m excited to report I will be continuing as anchor of Dateline NBC, but for the first time in a full time capacity whereby I will be expanding my footprint on the broadcast and crafting Dateline hours on subjects I care deeply about,” the statement continued. “I am thrilled to be able to work more closely with my enormously talented friends at Dateline as the broadcast continues to grow and attract new viewers in new places.”
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