Lester Holt

January 5, 2024
Journalist

Quick Facts

Lester Holt
Full Name Lester Holt
Occupation Journalist
Date Of Birth Mar 8, 1959(1959-03-08)
Age 65
Birthplace Marin
Country United States
Birth City California
Horoscope Pisces

Lester Holt Biography

Name Lester Holt
Birthday Mar 8
Birth Year 1959
Place Of Birth Marin
Home Town California
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Pisces
Parents June Holt, Lester Holt Sr.
Spouse Carol Hagen
Children(s) Stefan Holt, Cameron Holt

Lester Holt is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on March 8, 1959 in Marin, California, United States. He is a journalist and news anchor who is well-known for his work at NBC. He was the co-anchor of Weekend Today from 2003 to 2015. In 2011, he was appointed Dateline NBC anchor and, in 2015, he became the first African American host of NBC Nightly News.

He was co-anchor with He co-anchored with David Bloom on the news show Weekend Today. for Weekend Today.

Lester Don Holt Jr. (born March 8, 1959) is an American journalist and news anchor for the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News and Dateline NBC. On June 18, 2015, Holt was made the permanent anchor of NBC Nightly News following the demotion of Brian Williams, making him the first African-American to solo anchor a weekday network nightly newscast. Holt is also known for his moderation of the first Presidential debate of 2016, and was praised for his role in fact-checking false statements.

He graduated from Cordova High School in Rancho Cordova in 1977 and majored in government at California State University, Sacramento, though he never graduated. In 2012, Holt told American Profile news magazine: “My first on-air job was actually as a disc jockey at a Country and Western station. The only time I could land a full-time gig was if I was willing to report the news.” Holt would keep the job with the radio station through his college years.

With his wife Carol, he has two children. One of them became a Chicago morning news anchor.

Lester Holt Net Worth

Net Worth $35 Million
Source Of Income Journalist
House Living in own house.

Lester Holt is one of the richest Journalist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lester Holt 's net worth $35 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His career began as a disc jockey on a radio station.

From 2000 to 2003, he was a correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC. He moderated the first debate between He served as an NBC News and MSNBC correspondent from 2000 to 2003. He moderated the first debate of the 2016 presidential election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton., and Hillary Clinton.

Holt was born on March 8, 1959 in San Francisco, California, the youngest child of four of June (DeRozario) and Lester Don Holt, Sr. His paternal grandparents were born, raised and married in Jamaica. His maternal grandfather Canute DeRozario was one of 14 children of an Indo-Jamaican father from Calcutta, India and a White Jamaican mother from England.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Height 6 ft 2 in

Lester Holt height 6 ft 2 in Lester weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Lester Holt Dating?

According to our records, Lester Holt married to Carol Hagen. As of December 1, 2023, Lester Holt’s is not dating anyone.

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When Brian Williams took medical leave in 2013 for knee replacement surgery, Holt filled in as weekday anchor. In 2015, Williams was suspended for reportedly exaggerating a story about the Iraq War, and Holt permanently replaced him as NBC Nightly News anchor.

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Lester Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Lester Holt celebrates birthday on March 8 of every year.

Holt resides in Manhattan with his wife, Carol Hagen; they have two sons, Stefan and Cameron. Stefan Holt graduated in 2009 from Pepperdine University and was the morning news anchor at NBC-owned WMAQ-TV in Chicago. In 2016, Stefan moved to the same floor as his father’s Nightly News when joining WNBC, and eventually succeeded veteran Chuck Scarborough as anchor of the station’s 11 p.m. news broadcast. On September 6, 2017, The Today Show reported that Holt became a grandfather to a boy when his son Stefan and his wife had their first child.

What is Lester Holt's salary on NBC?

Lester Holt earns $15 million salary annually under his current contract with NBC. Prior to joining NBC, Lester Holt spent 19 years with CBS, as a reporter, anchor, and international correspondent. Lester Holt is considered as one of the richest and highest paid television hosts in the United States.

How long has lester holt been on Dateline?

Holt has served as principal anchor of ‘Dateline NBC’ since September 2011 and joined NBC News in 2000. Holt has spent the past four decades in journalism and has reported and anchored from breaking news events across the globe.

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Net Worth:$30 Million
Salary:| $8 Million
Date of Birth:| Aug 9, 1964 (58 years old)
Gender:| Female
Height:| 5 ft 8 in (1.75 m)

Who is Lester Holt's spouse?

Carol Hagen

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