Lester Holt Leaving NBC Nightly News This Summer
Posted: 24 Feb 2025 14:38 pm
He says he'll spend more time on NBC's "Dateline" series. I thought I'd never get over losing Brian Williams in the anchor chair, but Holt's a rock-solid journalist with gravitas and a great voice.
Now the horserace will begin for his "Nightly News" successor: Hallie Jackson? Jose Diaz-Belart? Willie Geist? Katy Tur? Kate Snow? Gabe Gutierrez? Tom Costello (that's my pick)? Bring in a more conservative figure, like the WSJ's excellent columnist Peggy Noonan? Or, go outside NBC for someone like CNN's telegenic (OK....smokin') Natasha Bertrand?
Now the horserace will begin for his "Nightly News" successor: Hallie Jackson? Jose Diaz-Belart? Willie Geist? Katy Tur? Kate Snow? Gabe Gutierrez? Tom Costello (that's my pick)? Bring in a more conservative figure, like the WSJ's excellent columnist Peggy Noonan? Or, go outside NBC for someone like CNN's telegenic (OK....smokin') Natasha Bertrand?