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NBC Announces Replacement for Lester Holt on 'NBC Nightly News'

Lester Holt will soon step down as anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News and the network has picked his replacement

Hoda Kotb thinks Lester Holt should follow in her footsteps after his upcoming exit from NBC Nightly News. In succeeding Holt, Llamas, the son of Cuban refugees, will become the first Latino journalist to anchor the weeknight edition of NBC Nightly News. It’s a full-circle moment for the news veteran, whose first professional job in the industry came at NBC as an overnight production assistant and campaign embed.

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