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Tom Llamas Chosen as Lester Holt’s Replacement on ‘NBC Nightly News’ After Speculation


Tom Llamas was chosen to replace Lester Holt on NBC Nightly News after the longtime broadcaster announced that he would be leaving the show in summer.

“As a 20-year-old radio reporter on the police beat chasing breaking news around San Francisco, I could never have imagined my career path would unfold in the way it has. “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.” Several of his NBC colleagues were quick to share tributes to his incredible Nightly News tenure on social media, including Today’s Dylan Dreyer, Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Craig Melvin.

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