Lester Holt

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• Born: Lester Don Holt Jr. (1959-03-08) March 8, 1959 (age 61) San Francisco, California, U.S.
• Education: Cordova High School
• Occupation: Journalist, news anchor, musician
• Years active: 1981–present
• Employer: National Amusements (1981–2000) General Electric (2000–2013) Comcast (2013–present)
• Notable credit(s): NBC Nightly News weeknight anchor (2015–present) Weekend Today co-anchor (2003–2015) NBC Nightly News weekend anchor (2007–2015) Dateline NBC anchor (2011–present)
• Television: CBS News (1981–2000) NBC News (2000–present)
• Predecessor: Brian Williams
• Political party: Republican (2003-2018) Independent (2018-)
• Spouse(s): Carol Hagen ​ (m. 1982) ​
• Children: 2, including Stefan Holt