"My general philosophy of doing interviews is polite but persistent", Holt explains. "I don't have an axe to grind in this, but I do have the responsibility to represent my viewers who have a lot of questions. People say to me "I hope you get him!" but I don't do that. I just want to talk to people and ask them. And if they don't give an answer, I want to ask them again."
In 2018 Holt travelled to PyeongChang for coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympics. In his career he has also reported across the world from Machester, Iraq, Northern Ireland, Somalia, El Salvador, Brussels, Paris, South Africa, Cairo, Japan, Egypt, and Haiti.
Holt has been awarded several honors including the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award in 1990 for his work on CBS's 49 Hours: No Place Like Home. In 2012 he received an honorary doctorate degree from Pepperdine University and earned another in 2015 from California State University in Sacramento. He was inducted into the California Hall of Fame on October 28, 2015. In 2016 he was awarded the Alan B. DuMont Broadcaster of the Year award from Montclair State University and the National Association of Black Journalists awarded him the NABJ Journalist of the Year Award that same year. Also within that year, in April, he received a spot on TIME's 100 Most Influential People list. In June 2017 he was honored with Quinnipiac University's Fred Friendly First Amendment award.
In addition to his anchor and journalistic responsibilities, Hold has been in several movies and made several TV appearances. He had a cameo in 1993's The Fugitive as well as it's 1998 sequel, U.S. Marshals. He also appeared in Primal Fear (1996). He has played himself on TV shows such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Due South, Early Edition, and Warehouse 13. He also announced the 2006-2008 Westminister Kennel Club Dog Shows on the USA Network. Holt also plays bass guitar and was featured in Making Music magazine.
Holt lives in Manhattan with his wife, Carol Hagen. Together they have two sons named Stefan and Cameron, and one grandchild. Stefan Holt currently anchors the Chicago morning news in his father's old position. On November 23, 2012 while visiting for Thanksgiving, Lester and Stefan anchored the NBC Chicago morning news together as father and son. Holt attends the Manhattan Church of Christ.
Holt's Facebook, @LesterHoltNBC, has nearly 180,000 followers. His Twitter, @LesterHoldNBC, has over 501,000 followers.
Return to the previous page| Birth Date: | 8 Mar, 1959 |
| Age: | 61 yrs |
| Occupations: | Journalist Musician News presenter |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Marin County |
| residence: | Manhattan |
| Education: | California State University, Sacramento |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American journalist |
| Twitter Id: | LesterHoltNBC |
| Net Worth 2021: | 35 million |
