NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� NBC 蜜桃视频app appointed Tom Llamas on Wednesday to replace Lester Holt as anchor of 鈥淣ightly 蜜桃视频app鈥� starting this summer, but he's not abandoning his streaming newscast.
The elevation of Llamas, 45, was widely anticipated. He has been Holt's chief substitute on the broadcast news summary since switching from ABC to NBC in 2021. He's also essentially the lead anchor for the NBC 蜜桃视频app Now streaming service, hosting the one-hour 鈥淭op Story鈥� show.
Holt said last week that he was stepping down from 鈥淣ightly 蜜桃视频app鈥� after a decade. He plans to stay at the network to work at 鈥淒ateline NBC.鈥�
鈥淭om has the winning combination of journalistic excellence, passionate storytelling and unyielding integrity 鈥� all characteristics that have long been trademarks of NBC `Nightly 蜜桃视频app,' said Janelle Rodriguez, NBC 蜜桃视频app' executive vice president of programming.
That leaves ABC's David Muir as the longest-serving evening news anchor at 鈥淲orld 蜜桃视频app Tonight,鈥� as well as the ratings leader. CBS 蜜桃视频app earlier this year replaced Norah O'Donnell with the team of John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois.
While news is a far different environment from the days Walter Cronkite was beamed into millions of homes at dinnertime, the ABC, CBS and NBC newscasts collectively reach more than 10 million viewers a night. The anchors are generally considered the face of the broadcast news divisions.
Llamas will be the first to take that role while retaining his job on the streaming service. His 鈥淭op Story鈥� newscasts will begin each weeknight after 鈥淣ightly 蜜桃视频app鈥� ends.
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