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<h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Lester Holt</span></h1>
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<p><b>Lester Holt</b> (* <a href="8._M%C3%A4rz" title="8. März">8. März</a> <a href="1959" title="1959">1959</a> in <a href="Marin_County" title="Marin County">Marin County</a>, <a href="Kalifornien" title="Kalifornien">Kalifornien</a>) ist ein <a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten">US-amerikanischer</a> <a href="Journalist" title="Journalist">Journalist</a>.
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<p>Holt studierte an der <a href="California_State_University%2C_Sacramento" title="California State University, Sacramento">California State University, Sacramento</a>. Von 1981 bis 1982 arbeitete er für WCBS als Reporter und von 1982 bis 1983 für KNCT als Reporter. Von 1981 bis 2000 war er als Journalist für den Fernsehsender <a href="Columbia_Broadcasting_System" title="Columbia Broadcasting System">CBS</a> tätig. Seit 2000 arbeitet er als Journalist für <a href="NBC_News" title="NBC News">NBC News</a> sowie von 2007 bis 2015 für <i><a href="NBC_Nightly_News" title="NBC Nightly News">NBC Nightly News Weekend</a></i>. Seit 2003 moderiert er die Wochenendausgabe von <a href="Today_(NBC)" title="Today (NBC)">Today</a> auf NBC. Seit 2015 ist Holt Moderator der werktäglichen Nachrichtensendung <i>NBC Nightly News</i>, nachdem <a href="Brian_Williams_(Fernsehjournalist)" title="Brian Williams (Fernsehjournalist)">Brian Williams</a> beurlaubt wurde.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Er ist der erste <a href="Afroamerikaner" title="Afroamerikaner">Afroamerikaner</a> in einer vergleichbaren Position in den Hauptnachrichten.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Im September 2016 moderierte Holt das erste Fernsehduell der Präsidentschaftswahl zwischen <a href="Hillary_Clinton" title="Hillary Clinton">Hillary Clinton</a> und <a href="Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Holt ist mit Carol Hagen verheiratet und wohnt in <a href="Manhattan" title="Manhattan">Manhattan</a>. Sein Sohn ist der Journalist Stefan Holt.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Auszeichnungen_und_Preise_(Auswahl)"><span id="Auszeichnungen_und_Preise_.28Auswahl.29"></span>Auszeichnungen und Preise (Auswahl)</h2></div>
<ul><li>1990: <i>Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award</i> für seine Arbeit <i>CBS's 48 Hours: No Place Like Home</i></li>
<li>2012: Ehrendoktor der <a href="Pepperdine_University" title="Pepperdine University">Pepperdine University</a></li>
<li>2015: Ehrendoktor der California State University, Sacramento</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.today.com/about/lester-holt-co-anchor-todays-weekend-editions-6C10109542">Today: Lester Holt, co-anchor of TODAY's weekend editions</a></li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite style="font-style:italic">NBC News: Brian Williams suspended for 6 months without pay</cite>. In: <cite style="font-style:italic">POLITICO</cite>. (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2015/02/nbc-news-brian-williams-suspended-without-pay-202425.html">politico.com</a> [abgerufen am 7. August 2018]).<span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rfr_id=info:sid/de.wikipedia.org:Lester+Holt&rft.atitle=NBC+News%3A+Brian+Williams+suspended+for+6+months+without+pay&rft.btitle=POLITICO&rft.genre=book" style="display:none"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Joe Flint: <cite style="font-style:italic">Brian Williams to Stay at NBC, but Lester Holt Will Be Anchor</cite>. In: <cite style="font-style:italic">Wall Street Journal</cite>. 18. Juni 2015, <a href="Internationale_Standardnummer_f%C3%BCr_fortlaufende_Sammelwerke" title="Internationale Standardnummer für fortlaufende Sammelwerke">ISSN</a> <span style="white-space:nowrap"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://zdb-katalog.de/list.xhtml?t=iss%3D%220099-9660%22&key=cql">0099-9660</a></span> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/lester-holt-to-become-permanent-nbc-nightly-news-anchor-1434589457">wsj.com</a> [abgerufen am 7. August 2018]).<span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rfr_id=info:sid/de.wikipedia.org:Lester+Holt&rft.atitle=Brian+Williams+to+Stay+at+NBC%2C+but+Lester+Holt+Will+Be+Anchor&rft.au=Joe+Flint&rft.date=2015-06-18&rft.genre=journal&rft.issn=0099-9660&rft.jtitle=Wall+Street+Journal" style="display:none"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite style="font-style:italic">Brian Williams to Take Self Off Nightly News for 'Next Several Days'</cite>. In: <cite style="font-style:italic">NBC News</cite>. (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/brian-williams-take-self-nightly-news-next-several-days-n302181">nbcnews.com</a> [abgerufen am 7. August 2018]).<span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rfr_id=info:sid/de.wikipedia.org:Lester+Holt&rft.atitle=Brian+Williams+to+Take+Self+Off+Nightly+News+for+%27Next+Several+Days%27&rft.btitle=NBC+News&rft.genre=book" style="display:none"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/moderator-lester-holt-scrutiny-debate-42366378">ABC News: Moderator Lester Holt Works to Keep Control of Debate</a></span>
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