Lester Holt Biography (1959-)

Full name, Lester D. Holt; born March 8, 1959, in San Francisco, CA; father,an air force noncommissioned officer; married Carol, 1992 (some sources cite1982); children: two. Addresses: Contact: International Speakers Bureau, Inc., 2528 Elm St., Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75226.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Broadcast journalist
Birth Details: March 8, 1959; San Francisco, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Anchor, MSNBC Live (also known as MSNBC Dayside and MSNBC Right Now), MSNBC, 1999-
Anchor, Newsfront, MSNBC, beginning 2001
Presenter, Lester Holt Live, MSNBC, 2002-
Cohost, Weekend Today, NBC, 2003-
Substitute news anchor and cohost, Today (also known as NBC News Today and The Today Show), NBC, 2003-

Also worked as a correspondent for 48 Hours (also known as 48 Hours Investigates and 48 Hours Mystery), CBS.
Specials
Himself, Feeding the Beast: The 24-Hour News Revolution, Trio, 2004
Host, The Bermuda Triangle: Startling New Secrets, Sci-Fi Channel,2005
Episodic
Newscaster, "Fate," Early Edition, CBS, 1999
Film Appearances
Newscaster, The Fugitive, Warner Bros., 1993
Newscaster, Miracle on 34th Street, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
(As Lester D. Holt) WBBM anchor, Primal Fear, Paramount, 1996

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Parade, August 8, 2004, p. 18

Electronic

MSNBC Online, http://www.msnbc.com, February 12, 2004

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