{"id":2406183,"date":"2025-02-24T18:58:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T23:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lester-holt-out-as-nbc-nightly-news-anchor-months-after-network-insisted-he-wasnt-going-anywhere\/"},"modified":"2025-02-24T19:00:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T00:00:06","slug":"lester-holt-out-as-nbc-nightly-news-anchor-months-after-network-insisted-he-wasnt-going-anywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lester-holt-out-as-nbc-nightly-news-anchor-months-after-network-insisted-he-wasnt-going-anywhere\/","title":{"rendered":"Lester Holt Out as &#8216;NBC Nightly News&#8217; Anchor Months After Network Insisted He Wasn&#8217;t Going Anywhere"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flester-holt-out-as-nbc-nightly-news-anchor-months-after-network-insisted-he-wasnt-going-anywhere%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2406183&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Lester Holt,the \u2062anchor adn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-suddenly-cancels-lou-dobbs-tonight-fox-business-highest-rated-show\/\" title=\"... Suddenly Cancels \u2018Lou Dobbs Tonight,\u2019 Fox Business\u2019 Highest Rated Show\">managing editor<\/a> of \u2062NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Nightly\u2064 News&#8221; \u2062for the past decade,announced that he will step\u2062 down from\u2063 his position at the beginning of summer. Although he is leaving the &#8220;Nightly News,&#8221; Holt will continue to work with NBC, staying on as the main \u200canchor of &#8220;Dateline,&#8221; a role \u2063he has held since \u200c2011. In a message to his staff, Holt expressed pride \u200din having anchored two\u200c of the moast <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">iconic television news programs<\/a>. \u2062NBC has\u200d not named a successor, but speculation exists about potential candidates. Holt&#8217;s departure comes amid \u2062a period of turnover in the media industry, with\u200d other prominent\u200b NBC personalities also recently leaving their roles.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Lester Holt, who has been the anchor and managing editor of NBC&rsquo;s &ldquo;Nightly News&rdquo; show for the past decade, announced Monday he is stepping down.<\/p>\n<p>Holt said he would leave at the beginning of the summer.<\/p>\n<p>He will remain active with NBC through remaining on &nbsp;&ldquo;Dateline,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/lester-holt-anchor-nbc-nightly-news-rcna193445?taid=67bc98c9a55f5500016908a4&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Holt has been the main anchor at &ldquo;Dateline&rdquo; since 2011.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A smile comes to my face when I think that with Nightly News, and Dateline, I have now anchored two of the most successful and iconic television news programs in broadcast history,&rdquo; Holt wrote to staff members.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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. What an amazing ride,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nbc-uses-anonymous-intel-sources-attack-trump-admins-negotiations-russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a> did not name a successor to Holt.<\/p>\n<p>The news came just over six months since Puck News reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tim-scott-gives-lester-holt-lesson-moderator-tries-fact-check\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Holt<\/a> might be leaving the spot, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DylanByers\/status\/1894063681182601319\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">July 31, 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PuckNews?\">@PuckNews<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well-placed sources at NBC believe Lester Holt, now 65, is likely to step down from NBC Nightly News following the inauguration. (An NBC News spokesperson denied any impending moves by Holt: &ldquo;This is false. There have been no discussions or plans by&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g7xlIQJFG7\">https:\/\/t.co\/g7xlIQJFG7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DylanByers\/status\/1894063681182601319?\">February 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>At the time, NBC responded to the speculation with a statement that said, &ldquo;This is false. There have been no discussions or plans by Lester or by NBC News for him to change his role.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/02\/24\/media\/lester-holt-leaving-nbc-nightly-news-after-a-decade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported that senior national correspondent Tom Llamas could be a contender for Holt&rsquo;s job.<\/p>\n<p>NBC News Executive Vice President of Programming Janelle Rodriguez informed colleagues of the news on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/candace-owens-three-pieces-of-advice-for-young-women\/\" title=\"CANDACE OWENS: Three Pieces Of Advice For Young Women\">short time ago<\/a>, Lester d with his team that after 10 years as the NBC Nightly News anchor,&nbsp;he&rsquo;s taking on a dedicated full-time role at Dateline, his second home. Lester will continue at the helm of Nightly until early summer before he devotes his energy to the rapidly-expanding powerhouse that is Dateline,&rdquo; Rodriguez wrote, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/lester-holt-stepping-down-from-nbc-nightly-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Holt&rsquo;s departure comes amid a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/5-embarrassing-jim-acosta-clips-cement-legacy-media-hack-complete-fraud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">turnover<\/a> in the media business.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/news\/lester-holt-exit-nbc-nightly-news-tv-1236318894\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety<\/a>, Chuck Todd, the &ldquo;Meet the Press&rdquo; host, left NBC in January.<\/p>\n<p>Andrea Mitchell, a longtime NBC and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jd-vance-absolutely-shreds-ex-msnbc-reporter-cheered-plane-crashes-hours-delta-accident-whined-ap-banned-oval\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MSNBC<\/a> presence, recently stepped away.<\/p>\n<p>Further, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/joy-reid-finally-finished-new-msnbc-head-fires-ironically-named-host-tv-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joy Reid<\/a> lost her MSNBC show. 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