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FILE - NBC news anchor Lester Holt speaks at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton, April 27, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Lester Holt to step down as anchor of NBC’s flagship ‘Nightly News’ after a decade

Associated Press

NBC's Lester Holt appears on the set in New York on Tuesday Aug. 7, 2018. The “NBC Nightly News” anchor occasionally ends his broadcasts now with commentaries, an unusual departure for network evening newscasts that have a lengthy track record of playing it straight. Holt's commentaries trend toward the non-controversial, with a central theme of trying to find common ground that will pull Americans together. (Christopher Dilts/NBC Universal via AP)

NBC’s Holt adds empathetic commentaries to news anchor role

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

This image released by NBC shows Lester Holt, host of NBC's &quot;Nightly News with Lester Holt.&quot; Holt is launching a twice-weekly digital newscast for children aimed at calming fears and answering questions about the coronavirus. (NBC via AP)

Lester Holt starts show for children about the coronavirus

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

President Donald Trump talks with reporters after receiving a briefing on Hurricane Dorian in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump blasts John Legend and ‘filthy mouthed’ Chrissy Teigen in justice reform tweetstorm

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

This July 31, 2019 photo shows Lester Holt, anchor of &quot;NBC Nightly News,&quot; and host of &quot;Dateline NBC&quot; posing at his news desk in New York. Holt spent a couple of nights locked up in Louisiana's notorious Angola prison earlier this year for a &quot;Dateline NBC&quot; episode about criminal justice reform. The episode airs Friday night on NBC. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

NBC’s Lester Holt spends 2 nights in prison for news show

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

In this Sept. 26, 2016, file photo, moderator Lester Holt, anchor of NBC Nightly News, asks a question during the presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. (Joe Raedle/Pool via AP, File)

Donald Trump accusing Lester Holt of ‘fudging’ interview; reporters push back

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 26, 2016, file photo, moderator Lester Holt, anchor of NBC Nightly News, asks a question during the presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. (Joe Raedle/Pool via AP, File)

NBC’s Holt says he approached North Korea with eyes open

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2015 file photo, &quot;NBC Nightly News&quot; anchor Lester Holt arrives at the 9th Annual California Hall of Fame induction ceremonies at the California Museum in Sacramento, Calif. Holt is in a tight battle with ABC's David Muir for viewers and advertising dollars in the dinner hour. (José Luis Villegas/The Sacramento Bee via AP, File)

Holt is a steadying force for NBC as anchor

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2016, file photo, moderator Lester Holt, anchor of NBC Nightly News, talks with audience before the presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. On Feb. 21, 2017, Holt met a 7-year-old boy who mentioned him to a local news reporter in Portland, Oregon. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

7-year-old boy meets NBC’s Holt after on-air shout out

Associated Press

Moderator Lester Holt, anchor of NBC Nightly News, asks a question of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton during the presidential debate Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. (Joe Raedle/Pool via AP)

Lester Holt the Media Molester and Hillary’s ever-evolving ‘convictions’

By Charles Hurt

A technician examines the lighting grid as preparations continue for Monday's first debate presidential between Democratic Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Moderator Lester Holt worked to keep control of debate

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

Hillary Clinton shakes hands with moderator Lester Holt as Donald Trump looks on at the first presidential debate Monday at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. (Associated Press)

Debate grades: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump pass, Lester Holt fails

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

A technician examines the lighting grid as preparations continue for Monday's first debate presidential between Democratic Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Moderator Lester Holt works to keep control of debate

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press