Lester Holt shocked fans when he announced he's leaving the coveted anchor position at NBC Nightly News in favor of devoting more of his time to the network's Dateline series.

The video shows Lester Holt at the Paris Olympics. (The Hill) — Lester Holt plans to step down this summer as anchor of “NBC Nightly News,” a position he has held since 2015. Holt told staff ...

WASHINGTON — Longtime NBC anchor Lester Holt announced Monday that he would be stepping down as anchor of "NBC Nightly News" this summer. Holt, 65, has been the anchor and managing editor of the ...

Lester Holt, the trusted face of “NBC Nightly News” for the past decade, is stepping down from the newscast this summer. Holt will continue to host “Dateline NBC,” the network’s prime ...

Lester Holt will leave his post as anchor of NBC’s “Nightly News” program this summer but remain at the network and expand his role hosting “Dateline,” he told colleagues in an ...

Holt, who has been been the face of “Nightly News” for a decade, will remain at NBC. In a note to staff Monday, he said he would be expanding his work on NBC's “Dateline," taking on a full ...

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC's veteran Lester Holt is stepping down as anchor of the network's flagship “Nightly News” broadcast in the coming months. Holt, who has been the face of “Nightly News ...

Lester Holt will leave his position as “NBC Nightly News” anchor this summer, the primetime fixture announced Monday. Holt, 65, has anchored NBC’s tentpole broadcast since June 2015.