The long “NBC NBC NEGS News” host “Lester Holt revealed why he is leaving the anchor’s table – but remaining on the Palua network, saying he” still has gas in the reservoir “.
In a variety attack, the 66-year-old Newsman reflected in his 22-year-old career on the network, his rapid approach from the once-occupied chair at the end of the month, and his desire to return to his NBC’s “Dateline” reporting.
“It was not like an epiphany moment,” Holt said of his decision to get out of the anchor chair after 10 years. “I never saw myself doing this job forever.”
Holt said he thought of his future after a long conversation with his wife.
“I decided I had to get out of the ‘night’s concert”, but I still had gas in the reservoir, “he said
Holt’s departure from Evening News did not come as a surprise to the media underwear. Tom Llamas’s employment, a popular ABC news anchor, in 2021 had sparked much speculation about success plans.
Llamas, 45, will take over for HOLT on May 30.
Viewers can still catch Holt in the Newsmagazine program “Dateline”, where the veteran journalist has had a presence over the past 15 years.
The task of going to full -time show, Holt said, provides him with more freedom than his anchor concert.
“We are still doing journalism, but these are the hours and two-hour shows we are doing,” he said. “Some of the stories you will see me by doing will be months in doing.”
Holt said he is looking forward to bending “some different news muscles” with full -time reporting position.
“Once I spent two nights in prison for a” Dateline “(episode) and made staggering stories about the crisis of asthma and the economy,” he said. “I’ve done a lot of things that are out of what many will think it’s a traditional” date. “
NBC executions are hoping Holt can give “Dateline” a strong blow to the Rival of ABC Newsmagazine “20/20”.
In 2024, “Dateline” withdrew 2.4 million general viewers, shortly after “20/20” 2.6 million viewers, Nielsen said.
Similarly, they are hoping that changing the guard to evening news can help in second place “News News” to capture “world news with David Muir” of ABC.
“World News” has a strong superiority, returning to 8.1 million general viewers in the first quarter of this year, compared to 6.6 million for “Night News”.
“CBS Evening News”, which shocked its anchor formation earlier this year, immersing Norah O’Donnell for John Dickerson and Maurice Dubois, on average 4.6 million viewers.
Holt, who began his career in 1981 at CBS, joined NBC News in 2003, where he held various anchor and reporting roles.
He was appointed anchor “Nightly News” in 2015, after demonstrating Brian Williams.
Reflecting how “night” holds and enhances eyesight, Holt said: “Our biggest challenge, indeed, is where the viewers will be-not where they are today-where they will be within two weeks, in a month from now. And I think it is all in this industry, we are firmly concentrated.
The “night” will continue, and so will be Holt.
“People say it’s been a great run,” he concluded. “Likes like, well. I’m still running.”
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