NBC News has chosen its next anchor…
Tom Llamas will replace Lester Holt as the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, joining a short list of renowned broadcasters who have helmed the iconic show since it debuted in 1970.
Llamas currently serves as senior national correspondent and anchor of a nightly program on NBC News NOW, the network’s streaming service. Llamas will take over Nightly News in the summer, and will continue to host the streaming program, Top Story.
Mediaite reported that Nightly News, NBC’s flagship evening newscast, remains a ratings powerhouse. The show averaged more than 6 million viewers last season — a massive number, though not enough to land first in the evening news race. The crown went, as it has for the last few years, to David Muir and ABC’s World News Tonight.
Holt, who helmed Nightly News for the last decade, recently announced his decision to step down. He will remain at NBC and expand his duties as anchor of Dateline. (RELATED: Lester Holt Leaving NBC Nightly News – Network Shake-Up Begins)
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I am glad Lester Holt is leaving the nighty news. I have had no respect for him since he cheated and gave Hilary Clinton the questions prior to her debate with Trump. He is not a very bright person and is very is very racist. He falls under the DEI definition of employment.