Holt, Lester 1959–

(Lester D. Holt)

PERSONAL

Full name, Lester D. Holt; born March 8, 1959, in San Francisco, CA; father, an air force noncommissioned officer; married Carol, 1992 (some sources cite 1982); children: two. Education: Attended California State University, Sacramento (also known as Sacramento State). Religion: Christian.

Addresses: Contact—International Speakers Bureau, Inc., 2528 Elm St., Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75226.

Career: Broadcast journalist. WCBS-TV, New York City, broadcast journalist, 1981–82, 1984–86; KCBS-TV, Los Angeles, broadcast journalist, 1982–84; WBBM-TV, Chicago, IL, reporter and anchor, 1986–2000. Worked as a radio news reporter in San Francisco, CA; public speaker at various venues; participant at benefits.

Awards, Honors: Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, 1990, for "48 Hours: No Place Like Home," 48 Hours; Lamp Award, Abilene Christian University, 2005.

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.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, Feeding the Beast: The 24-Hour News Revolution, Trio, 2004.

Host, The Bermuda Triangle: Startling New Secrets, Sci-Fi Channel, 2005.

Television Appearances; 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.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Parade, August 8, 2004, p. 18.

Electronic:

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