Lester Holt: 9 Facts About the New Face of 'Nightly News'

Get to know NBC's anchor.

Leading Nightly News - Lester Holt will take over NBC's Nightly News full-time, AP reports. Holt hopped into the seat after Brian Williams was suspended in February for allegedly fabricating events while he reported from Iraq in 2003. Get to know the anchor here. (Photo: Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)
Holt Keeps the Views Coming  - During Holt’s first week anchoring the show, the ratings for NBC remained in the lead, tallying 9.4 million views. (Photos from Left:  Jason Kempin/Getty Images, Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
The Good Ratings Charm? - During the 2000 presidential election, Holt anchored on MSNBC while he explained every complex detail of the Florida vote recount that would eventually allow George W. Bush to defeat Al Gore. Holt’s elaborate explanation of the election helped MSNBC’s ratings go up by 215 percent.  (Photo: Charles Sykes, NBC/AP Photo)Mr. International  - Holt anchored at WBBM-TV in Chicago. His reporting went beyond the desk, and he covered news in Somalia, El Salvador and Northern Ireland. (Photo: NBC Photo)

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Leading Nightly News - Lester Holt will take over NBC's Nightly News full-time, AP reports. Holt hopped into the seat after Brian Williams was suspended in February for allegedly fabricating events while he reported from Iraq in 2003. Get to know the anchor here. (Photo: Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

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