Lester Holt is an American journalist and television news anchor. He is the anchor of NBC Nightly News, the network's flagship evening newscast. His annual salary is $4 million.
Lester Holt was born in Marin County, California, on March 8, 1959. He graduated from California State University, Sacramento with a degree in government. He began his career as a reporter for KCBS-TV in San Francisco. He then worked as a reporter and weekend anchor at WBBM-TV in Chicago.
In 2000, Holt joined NBC News, where he worked as a correspondent and substitute anchor. In 2007, he was named co-anchor of NBC Nightly News Weekend Edition. In 2015, he became the sole anchor of the program after the retirement of Brian Williams.
As the anchor of NBC Nightly News, Lester Holt has an annual salary of $4 million. He has been praised for his calm and steady presence on the air, and for his coverage of major news events. Holt has won several awards for his journalism, including an Emmy Award and a Peabody Award.