Lester Holt
Lester Don Holt, Jr. (born March 8, 1959), is an American journalist. He anchors the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News. He is also the anchor for Dateline NBC. On February 9, 2015, he became the interim weeknight NBC Nightly News anchor, filling in for suspended anchor and managing editor Brian Williams. On June 18, 2015, he was made the permanent anchor of NBC Nightly News after NBC decided to keep Brian Williams as MSNBC breaking news anchor and reporter and fill-in NBC News breaking news anchor and reporter.
Early life and education
Holt was born in Marin County, California, the son of June (DeRozario) and Lester Don Holt, Sr. His maternal grandparents were Jamaican. His maternal grandfather was of half English and half Indian descent.
He graduated from Cordova High School in Rancho Cordova, California in 1977 and attended California State University, Sacramento and majored in Government, though he never graduated. In 2012, Holt told American Profile news magazine: "My first on-air job was actually as a disc jockey at a Country and Western station. The only time I could land a full-time gig was if I was willing to report the news." Holt would keep the job with the radio station through his college years.
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Famous quotes by Lester Holt:
"That's no lie, ... So, all I could do was throw some jeans and boots in a bag."
"When I got to the airport, (NBC News correspondent) Campbell Brown was waiting, ... I said to her, `I have one question: Where are we going?'"
"My first priority is to provide perspective, ... This story is so broad-reaching and there are so many elements. I don't want people to make their judgments based on one report. We should never be in a position where we're firing up a mob. I don't think it's our job to beat people up."
"The biggest thing I worry about is the unsubstantiated story. You have to tell the people what you know -- and acknowledge what you don't know."
"People are now beginning to voice what we've all been seeing with our own eyes -- the majority of people left in New Orleans are black, they are poor, they are the underbelly of society. When you look at this, what does this say about where we are as a country and where our government is in terms of how it views the people of this country? ... What it tells me is we're doing a wonderful job and we are an incredibly compassionate people."
"But now I'm kind of like, 'Gee, I can't wait to watch it to see how it turns out.'"
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