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About Lester Holt
Lester Don Holt Jr. is the full name of the renowned and famous American journalist, Lester Holt. He has about 40 years of experience as an American media personality.
Background & Education
He is of Canadian and Jamaican descent. He graduated high school in 1997 from Cordova High School. He then enrolled at the California State University, Sacramento studying government as his major. However, Holt never graduated from college.
Career Highlights
From 1991 to 2000, he worked as an international correspondent, anchor, and reporter at CBS. During those years, he was the anchor of the evening news Chicago’s WBBM-TV for fourteen years.
In 2000, he joined MSNBC. He assumed the duties as a news anchor on NBC News and Weekend Today. He is the first African-American to anchor a weekday NBC Nightly News independently.
As of 2021, he worked as the managing editor and anchor of NBC Nightly News.
The journalist is also famous for his role as the 2016 Democratic presidential candidates’ debate moderator. In addition, he also moderated the first 2016 presidential debate for the USA elections. President D. Trump showered praises on him after the debate.
Honors
He is a California Hall of Famer and has received honorary doctorates from Sacramento State University and Pepperdine University.
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F.A.Q. about Lester Holt
When is his birthday?
Lester Holt's birthday is on March 8, 1959.
In how many days is his birthday?
Lester's birthday is in 345 days
How old is he?
He is 65 years old.
Where is Lester from?
He was born in Marin County, California, U.S..