46°
The 65-year-old Holt said Monday morning, Feb. 24 that he will leave his post at the beginning of the summer and transition to a full-time role at Dateline, where he has served as principal anchor for nearly 15 years.
NBC News has not yet name Holt’s successor.
Holt’s tenure at Nightly News began in June 2015, following eight years of steering weekend editions and co-anchoring Weekend TODAY for 12 years.
Holt, who joined NBC News in 2000, often reported from disaster-stricken areas impacted by hurricanes, tornadoes, and mass shootings. He has been awarded the title of “most-trusted television news personality in America” in consecutive polls.
“A smile comes to my face when I think that with Nightly News, and Dateline, I have now anchored two of the most successful and iconic television news programs in broadcast history,” Holt wrote in a note to NBC News staffers on Monday. “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. What an amazing ride.”
NBC Nightly News averages around seven million viewers weekly.
Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Click here to follow Daily Voice Levittown and receive free news updates.
