Lester Holt has finally opened up about his decision to leave NBC Nightly News as he admitted he wants more freedom, having ...

"I never saw myself doing this job forever," he added, saying that he "decided that I needed to come off the 'Nightly' gig, ...

It wasn’t like one moment of epiphany,” Holt said, of his decision to exit the anchor chair after 10 years. “I never saw ...

Holt, 66, has been the Nightly New s anchor since 2015, when he took over for Brian Williams. On May 30th, his tenure at the ...

NBC News’ Lester Holt got the chance to shake Pope Leo XIV’s hand and speak with him during a brief moment at the Vatican. Holt describes his one-on-one with the pope and what they spoke about.

Lester Holt will leave the anchor desk at 'NBC Nightly News,' but he plans to continue his career with a focus on long-form ...

Holt, 66, said the decision stemmed from a deep-rooted desire to get his hands dirty with stories that do not demand a desk - ...

Lester Holt announced in February that he will be in the anchor chair for Nightly News one last time on May 30. He has now ...

The longtime news anchor, who has hosted ‘NBC Nightly News’ since 2015, is leaving the show. Find out if he’s retiring and ...

After a decade behind the anchor desk of one of America’s most trusted news broadcasts, veteran journalist Lester Holt is ...

Lester Holt is trading his nightly anchor desk for crime scenes and in-depth investigations in a major professional pivot.