Lester Holt Signs Off As Anchor Of ‘NBC Nightly News’ [Video]

“It has been an honor to lead this program and an honor to be welcomed into your homes,” Lester Holt said Friday, signing off for the final time as anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News. “I’m so grateful for your trust around here. Facts matter, words matter, journalism matters, and you matter.”

In a news-packed show leading with tornados in the South, Elon Musk‘s DOGE exit and drug use reports, Sean “Diddy” Combs sex-trafficking trial, wildfires in Canada, and Taylor Swift finally buying back her music, Holt’s departure was one of the biggest stories of all

Holt, 66, announced earlier this year he would be stepping down as anchor after 10 years in the spot, though he isn’t disappearing from the Comcast-owned NBC. He will remain with the network in a full-time role hosting Dateline.

Today, it was that role at the newsmagazine series that got a shout-out …