Lester Holt and NBC News have announced that the veteran anchor — also network TV's first solo Black anchor of a major evening newscast — will step down from "Nightly News" this summer.

Lester Holt has long been the face of NBC Nightly News, but everything must end eventually. The cable network released an ...

For nearly a decade, Lester Holt has been the steady, calm presence guiding millions of viewers through the day’s most pressing news stories on “NBC Nightly News.” In a move that signals not ...

Lester Holt is stepping down from his role as anchor of “NBC Nightly News,” he announced to staff Monday. Holt, an NBC veteran who has anchored the weeknight show since June 2015 ...

Why is Lester Holt stepping down from 'NBC Nightly News'? In a memo to staff about his "big decision," Holt said, "It has truly been the honor of a lifetime to work with each of you every day" at ...

Lester Holt will leave his position as “NBC Nightly News” anchor this summer, the primetime fixture announced Monday. Holt, 65, has anchored NBC’s tentpole broadcast since June 2015.