by James Meyers at OAN
“NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt announced on Monday that he will be leaving the network’s nightly broadcast.
However, the 65-year-old will still remain with NBC in a full-time role at “Dateline,” where he has been the top anchor for almost 15 years — according to a memo shared with employees at the network.
Holt noted that he would continue his evening role until “the start of summer.”
“As a 20-year-old radio reporter on the police beat chasing breaking news around San Francisco, I could never have imagined my career path would unfold in the way it has,” Holt wrote in a note to staffers. “What an amazing ride.”
Lester took over the helm of “NBC Nightly News” in 2015 as the network faced massive controversy. It was revealed that the previous anchor, Brian Williams, had falsely claimed that he was aboard a helicopter that was shot down in Iraq.
Williams claimed that he was in an Army helicopter that was shot down by a rocket-propelled grenade while reporting on the Iraq War. However, veterans continuously questioned his story, and he eventually admitted to “misremembering” the situation. NBC News suspended Williams for six months without pay, and then permanently removed him from “NBC Nightly News.” Following this, Holt was handed the “NBC Nightly News” slot after it was decided that Williams would move onto MSNBC.
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