Lester Holt Net Worth

April 2024 · 6 minute read

Lester Holt net worth is
$16 Million

Lester Holt salary is
$4.5 Million

Lester Holt Wiki Biography

Lester Holt is a Marin County, California-born American journalist and anchor best known from the weekend edition of NBCs “Today” and “Nightly News”. He is also an anchor for NBCs “Dateline”. Born on 8 March 1959, Holt shares Jamaican origin from his mother and Indian and Scottish origin from his father.

Permanent anchor of NBC “Nightly News”, how rich is Lester in 2015? Currently, Lester has an estimated net worth of $16 million dollars. His career as an anchor and reporter at NBC has made him renowned and has added consistently to his net worth, Currently, Lester enjoys a yearly salary of $4 million which is obviously one of the major contributors to his current riches.

Lester Holt Net Worth $16 Million

Lester was educated at Cordova High School in California, where his interested in reporting began, narrating announcements and also working at a radio station. In 1977 he went to California State University in Sacramento, majoring in government studies but not actually graduating, but perhaps spending too much time during his study working as a disc jockey in a country and western radio station. After that he began working for CBS, firstly in New York for a year as a reporter, but was eventually hired by KNXT in Los Angeles which helped him add to his portfolio, and net worth, after which Lester returned to New York and worked at WCBN TV.

In 1986, Lester was hired by WBBM in Chicago where he worked for 14 years as a news reporter, covering news from different chaotic places like Haiti, Iraq, El Salvador and many more hot spots. In 2000, he joined the NBC family, in 2005 moving to being a cover for NBC Nightly News after the sudden demise of its previous co-anchor; since 2007, Lester Holt has been working as the NBC Nightly News anchor. This became one of his popular works which made Holt a household name in America. Apart from that, he has also hosted different shows like “9-11 Conspiracy Theories”, “Dateline”, and coverage of the Beijing Summer Olympics in 2008.

Along with being a famous journalist, he has also shown prominence in television shows. Along with being the narrator on “Crystal Skulls”, he has made multiple sitcom appearances, coupled with numerous film and TV appearances such as in “Primal Fear”, “Red White and Blue”, “The Fugitive”, “Fate”, “Cleveland” and many others, which have also helped him to amass his current net worth.

Regarding his personal life, Holt was married to Carol Hagen in 1982 and the couple has two sons, Stefan and Cameron, the former being a morning news anchor at WMAQ-TV NBC5 Chicago. Holt is also a religious person and attends Manhattan Church regularly. Moreover, he is also a skilled musician who enjoys playing bass guitar in his leisure time. For now, Lester Holt lives in Manhattan, perfectly balancing his celebrated life with a high salary and popularity and presumably enjoying the life his wealth should now sustain.


Full NameLester Holt
Net Worth$16 Million
Salary$4.5 Million
Date Of BirthMarch 8, 1959
Place Of BirthMarin County, California
Height1.87 m
ProfessionJournalist, anchor for Dateline NBC, reporter at NBC Nightly
EducationCordova High School, California State University
NationalityAmerican
SpouseCarol Hagen (1982-)
ChildrenStefan Holt, Cameron Holt
ParentsJune Holt, Lester Holt Sr.
Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/LesterHoltNBC
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/lesterholtnbc
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/lesterholtnbc/?hl=en
IMDBwww.imdb.com/name/nm0392473
AwardsRobert F. Kennedy Journalism Award (1990),
NominationsCalifornia Hall of Fame (2015), Honorary Doctorate - Pepperdine University (2012), California State University, Sacramento (2015), Alan B. DuMont Broadcaster of the Year (2016, Montclair State University)
MoviesRed White and Blue (2010), The Fugitive (1993), U.S. Marshals (1998), Primal Fear (1996), "48 Hours" No Place Like Home (documentary, 1989), Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
TV ShowsWeekend Today (2003-2015), NBC Nightly News, Weekend (2007-2015), Dateline NBC (2011-present), NBC News (2000-present)
#Fact
1His son, Stefan Holt, anchors the morning news in Chicago, where Lester used to be an anchor. On November 23, 2012, when visiting his son for Thanksgiving, Lester co-anchored the NBC morning news in Chicago with his son.
2Father of son Justin Holt.
3His father is African-American, his mother is of Jamaican, Indian, English, and Scottish descent.
4Anchor on MSNBC [November 2000]
5Plays the bass guitar.
6Former Anchor/Reporter for WBBM Channel 2, the CBS affiliate in Chicago, IL.

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
House of Cards2015TV SeriesLester Holt
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit2013TV SeriesChannel 8 News Anchor
Warehouse 132012TV SeriesLester Holt
30 Rock2007-2011TV SeriesLester Holt
Early Edition1997-1999TV SeriesNewscaster
U.S. Marshals1998Television News Anchor (uncredited)
Chicago Hope1997TV SeriesAnchorman
Due South1996TV SeriesChannel 2 Newscaster / Himself
Primal Fear1996WBBM Anchor (as Lester D. Holt)
Miracle on 34th Street1994Newscaster
The Fugitive1993Newscaster

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Witness to Jonestown2008TV Movie documentary narrator

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt2005-2016TV SeriesHimself - Anchor / Himself - Correspondent / Himself - Weekend Anchor / ...
Today2006-2016TV SeriesHimself - Correspondent / Himself - Substitute Co-Host / Himself / ...
Dateline NBC2006-2016TV Series documentaryHimself - Host / Himself / Himself - Correspondent / ...
Late Night with Seth Meyers2014-2016TV SeriesHimself / Himself - Forced Friend
2016 Presidential Debates2016TV Mini-SeriesHimself - Moderator
Extra2015-2016TV SeriesHimself / Himself - NBC News Anchor
Dateline on ID2009-2016TV SeriesHimself - Host / Himself - Correspondent
Access Hollywood Live2016TV SeriesHimself
Weekend Today2006-2016TV SeriesHimself - Co-Anchor / Himself - Co-Host / Himself - Anchor / ...
Nancy Reagan: A Life Remembered2016TV Movie documentaryHimself - Host
Democratic Candidates Debate2016TV SpecialHimself - Moderator
Entertainment Tonight2015TV SeriesHimself
WWE Tribute to the Troops2014TV SpecialHimself
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014TV SeriesHimself - Guest Musician
Ronan Farrow Daily2014TV SeriesHimself
Hollywood Game Night2014TV SeriesHimself - Celebrity Guest
Steve Harvey2013TV SeriesHimself
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon2010-2013TV SeriesHimself / Himself - 'Tank Tops' Host
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno2008-2013TV SeriesHimself
The Wendy Williams Show2012TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Rock Center with Brian Williams2012TV SeriesHimself - Correspondent
Best Jobs Ever2011TV Movie documentaryHimself - Host
The Rachel Maddow Show2011TV SeriesHimself
Meet the Press2011TV SeriesHimself - Correspondent
CNBC Originals2011TV SeriesHimself - Host
NBC News Decision 20102010TV MovieHimself - Correspondent
Inside Secret Government Warehouses: Shocking Revelations2010TV Movie documentaryHimself
The Secret Lives of Michael Jackson's Children2010TV Movie documentaryHimself
2012: Startling New Secrets2009TV Movie documentaryHimself - Host
NBC News Special: The Funeral of Ted Kennedy2009TV MovieHimself - Anchor
Why Planes Crash: Brace for Impact2009TV MovieHimself - Host
NBC News Special: The Inauguration of Barack Obama2009TV MovieHimself - Anchor
Witness to Jonestown2008TV Movie documentaryHimself - Host
Last Call with Carson Daly2008TV SeriesHimself
The Longest Night: Secrets of the Austrian Cellar2008TV Movie documentaryHimself - Narrator
Mystery of the Crystal Skulls2008TV Movie documentaryHimself - Host
The 132nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show2008TV SeriesHimself - Host
Late Night with Conan O'Brien2007-2008TV SeriesHimself
The 131st Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show2007TV Mini-SeriesHimself
Hardball with Chris Matthews2006TV SeriesHimself
Iron Chef America: The Series2006TV SeriesHimself - Judge
The Bermuda Triangle: Startling New Secrets2005TV MovieHimself
MSNBC Live2004TV SeriesAnchor
The Battle for America's Schools2004TV Movie documentaryHimself - Presenter

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Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2013EmmyNews & Documentary Emmy AwardsOutstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News MagazineDateline NBC (1992)
2012EmmyNews & Documentary Emmy AwardsOutstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News MagazineDateline NBC (1992)
2012EmmyNews & Documentary Emmy AwardsOutstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled NewscastNBC Nightly News (1970)
2012EmmyNews & Documentary Emmy AwardsOutstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled NewscastNBC Nightly News (1970)
2012EmmyNews & Documentary Emmy AwardsOutstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Regularly Scheduled NewscastNBC Nightly News (1970)
2012EmmyNews & Documentary Emmy AwardsBest Story in a Regularly Scheduled NewscastNBC Nightly News (1970)
2011EmmyNews & Documentary Emmy AwardsOutstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled NewscastNBC Nightly News (1970)
2011EmmyNews & Documentary Emmy AwardsOutstanding Live Coverage of a Current News Story - Long FormNBC News Decision 2010 (2010)
2011EmmyNews & Documentary Emmy AwardsBest Story in a Regularly Scheduled NewscastNBC Nightly News (1970)
2010EmmyNews & Documentary Emmy AwardsOutstanding Live Coverage of a Current News Story - Long FormNBC News Special: The Inauguration of Barack Obama (2009)
2010EmmyNews & Documentary Emmy AwardsOutstanding Live Coverage of a Current News Story - Long FormNBC News Special: The Funeral of Ted Kennedy (2009)
2006EmmyNews & Documentary Emmy AwardsBest Story in a Regularly Scheduled NewscastNBC Nightly News (1970)

Known for movies


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