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Lester Holt Stepping Down As NBC Nightly News Anchor Lester Holt Stepping Down As NBC Nightly News Anchor
Lester Holt Stepping Down As NBC Nightly News Anchor Lester Holt, the esteemed anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, has just announced he will step down from the long-running broadcast after a 10-year tenure. Click here for a new, updated story - NBC Names New Nightly News Anchor 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 wee…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Erie Mourns Loss Of Emily Matson (TRIBUTE) Erie Mourns Loss Of Emily Matson (TRIBUTE)
Erie Mourns Loss Of Emily Matson (Tribute) The death of 42-year-old Emily Matson Onderko has spread shock and sadness throughout the Erie community. For nearly two decades, the Erie News Now anchor's face was a familiar one, and her name was a household one in the city. Her sudden death on Monday, Dec. 11 was ruled a suicide, Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook tells Fox News. Matson was purportedly struck by a train in her town of residence, Fairview. While Pennsylvania State Police confirmed a suicide involving a train in the area, they declined to name the victim when Daily Voice inquired. Social media was rife with tribute…

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by Jillian Pikora & Cecilia Levine