Lester Holt.
Santiago Felipe / Getty ImagesNBC chose Tom Lamas has replace Lester Holt as a principal anchor and editor -in -chief of NBC Nightly NewsThe network announced on Wednesday March 5.
Llamas, 45, is currently a principal national correspondent and anchor of Top story with Tom Llamas On NBC now. He will stay with Upper floor When he assumes his new role this summer.
“Tom has the winning combination of journalistic excellence, passionate narration and inflexible integrity – all the characteristics that have long been the trademarks of NBC Nightly News», NBC News Executive Vice-President of Programming Janelle Rodriguez said in a statement. “In addition, he played a decisive role in the growth of NBC News now in the main network of new streaming, helping to present NBC News to a new generation of viewers.”
Llamas previously served as an anchor of filling for Holt, 65, which has held its post since 2015.
“Anchoring NBC Nightly News is a deep honor that carries enormous responsibility, ”said Llamas. “I can’t wait to work with world class journalists at Nightly News And Upper floor To bring viewers the most important stories each evening. »»
By succeeding Holt, Llamas, the son of the Cuban refugees, will become the first Latin journalist to anchor the evening edition of the week NBC Nightly News. José Díaz-Balart is the current anchor of Saturday.
Tom Llamas.
Virginia Sherwood / NBC“Lester Holt is a great man and one of the most reliable diffusers of our time,” added Llamas. “Like Lester, I promise to be devoted to our viewers and dedicated to the truth.”
Lester Holt feels the love of his NBC family after announcing his release from NBC Nightly News. Several hosts today have gone to social networks to honor the former weekend coanchor today after the news of her nightlife broke out on Monday, February 24. […]
Before joining NBC in 2021, Llamas spent seven years with ABC News as chief correspondent in national network affairs and the Sunday anchor of Sunday ABC World News tonight. It is a full circle moment for the veteran of the news, the first professional job in the industry came to NBC as a production assistant overnight and integrate.
As for Holt, he will remain in NBC full -time, sticking with Dateline, where he has been the main anchor since 2011.
On a call with NBC Nightly News Staff members, Holt qualified the role of anchoring, not only one of the major jobs, but it is great staff [Llamas is] inherited. “”
“As I told him, it is important to make the dissemination of his, and you will do it over time, so we will operate this transition,” he continued. “But I’m happy, happy for Tom and his family – and crush my friend.”
Holt did not announce the exact date to which he will resign. NBC Nightly News Broadcast seven nights per week at 6.30 p.m. he.
