News Anchor Transition

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Lester Holt did not abruptly quit; he announced a phased departure from NBC News in 2022, with his final Nightly News broadcast on July 29, 2022, and moved to a special correspo...

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Lester Holt stepped down as the anchor of NBC Nightly News in June 2024, ending a tenure that began in 2015 and establishing him as the first African American to lead a nightly...

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