Holt has been the lead anchor of Nightly News for a decade, succeeding Brian Williams. Before taking over the weekday edition he led the weekend Nightly News and was the primary fill-in anchor when Williams was out. Holt joined NBC News in 2000, and has been contributing to Dateline since 2011.

Lester Holt is to step down as anchor of “NBC Nightly News” after a decade behind the desk of the flagship evening newscast, NBC News and others reported. The veteran journalist, who has been in the role since 2015, is reportedly leaving in early summer.

The longtime news anchor, who has hosted ‘NBC Nightly News’ since 2015, is now leaving the show. Find out if he’s retiring and more here.