Lester Host, longtime anchor and managing editor of “NBC Nightly News,” announced Monday he will be stepping away from the broadcast at the beginning of the summer, the network reported. Holt, who is 65, has been anchoring the show for 10 years.
NBC News did not immediately name who would take over the anchor desk.
Holt, who also anchors the news magazine show “Dateline,” will continue in that role full time, the network said.
“A smile comes to my face when I think that with Nightly News, and Dateline, I have now anchored two of the most successful and iconic television news programs in broadcast history,” Holt wrote in a memo to staff on Monday, NBC reported.
Holt was named anchor of “Nightly News” in June 2015. He has served as main anchor of “Dateline” since September 2011. Prior to taking over “Nightly News” anchor duties, Holt co-anchored “Weekend TODAY” for 12 years, the network said.
“As a 20-year-old radio reporter on the police beat chasing breaking news around San Francisco, I could never have imagined my career path would unfold in the way it has,” he wrote in the memo to staffers. “What an amazing ride.”
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Lucia Suarez Sang is an associate managing editor at CBSNews.com. Previously, Lucia was the director of digital content at FOX61 News in Connecticut and has previously written for outlets including FoxNews.com, Fox News Latino and the Rutland Herald.
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