Lester Holt's Final Day As ‘NBC Nightly News' Anchor Set For May 30; Tom Llamas To Debut on June 2
Lester Holt's final evening in the anchor chair on NBC Nightly News will be on May 30.
His successor, Tom Llamas, will debut the following Monday, June 2.
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Holt announced in February that he would be stepping down from his role after 10 years. He will remain with the network as full-time anchor of Dateline NBC.
Llamas, who returned to the network in 2021, also will hold the title of managing editor, as Holt did. Llamas also will continue to anchor Top Story, NBC News Now's signature nighttime show that runs from 7-8 p.m. ET.
In announcing his departure from NBC Nightly News, Holt wrote to staffers in February, 'It has truly been the honor of a lifetime to work with each of you every day, keeping journalism as our true north and our viewers at the center of everything we do.'
World News Tonight with David Muir remains at the top of the ratings. In naming Llamas to the role, NBC News noted that he helped introduce the network 'to a new generation of viewers' on NBC News Now, which has a younger audience than the traditional network. He will be the youngest anchor at any of a network evening news broadcast.
CBS switched anchors on CBS Evening News earlier this year, with John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois succeeding Norah O'Donnell. The show also has taken a different approach to the traditional, headline-driven broadcast, placing more of an emphasis on correspondent storytelling. But the ratings have been down vs. a year ago.
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