NBC announces a replacement for Lester Holt on NBC Nightly News

NBC chose Tom Llamas on replace Lester holt As the main anchor and the head of the editor NBC Nightly NewsNetwork announced on Wednesday, March 5th.

Llamas, 45, is currently the head of the national correspondent and anchor The best story with Tom Llamas Now on NBC. Will remain with Best story When he takes over his new role this summer.

“This has a winning combination of journalistic excellence, passionate narrative and integrity integrity – all the features that have long been a trademark. NBC Nightly News“Executive Vice President of NBC News for Programming Janelle Rodriguez said in declaration. “In addition, he was helpful in growing NBC News now to the front streaming news network and helping to introduce NBC News a new generation of viewers.”

Llamas used to serve as an anchor for Holt, 65 years, which held its position since 2015.

“Anchoring.” NBC Nightly News It is a deep honor and the one that bears huge responsibility, ”Llamas said. “I look forward to working with world -class journalists.” Nightmail and Best story to bring the most important stories to viewers every night. ”

In the successor of Holt, Llamas, son of Cuban refugees, will become the first Latino journalist to anchor the edition in the week NBC Nightly News. José Díaz-Balart It is the current Saturday anchor.

“Lester Holt is a great man and one of the most trusted operators of our time,” Llamas added. “Like Lester, I promise to be dedicated to our viewers and devoted truth.”

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Before joining NBC in 2021, Llamas spent seven years with ABC News as the main correspondent of national affairs and Sunday anchor ABC World News this evening. It is a moment with a full circle for a news veteran, whose first professional work in the field came to NBC as an assistant to production overnight and put the campaign.

As far as Holt is concerned, it will remain in NBC in full -time capacity and stick to woodpecker, where it has been the main anchor since 2011.

To a call with NBC Nightly News Employees, Holt, called the anchor role “not only one of the big jobs, but it is a great staff (llamas) inherit”.

“As I told him, it is important to broadcast its broadcast and you will be over time, so we will work this transition,” he continued. “But I’m happy, happy for Tom and his family – and crush it, friend.”

Holt has not announced the exact date it will resign. NBC Nightly News It broadcasts seven nights a week at 18:30 et.