Lester Holt
Birth Name:
Lester Holt
Birth Place:
Marin County, California, United States
Profession
Actor, Editorial department
Fast Facts
- Acted as keynote speaker for the Emma L․ Bowen Foundation annual luncheon in 2011
- Served as the Master of Ceremonies for the annual Kaitz Foundation fundraising dinner in 2005
- While attending California State University in Sacramento, Holt worked as a DJ for a country and Western radio station, ultimately beginning his career at CBS in 1981
- Hosted the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show for the USA Network three years in a row, starting in 2007
- Made cameo appearances on the films "The Fugitive" and "Primal Fear․"
- One of his hobbies is playing the bass guitar, which he discussed in Making Music Magazine
Awards
- 2006Emmy - Best Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast:Nominated
- 2011Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast:Nominated
- 2011Emmy - Best Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast:Nominated
- 2012Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast:Nominated
- 2012Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast:Nominated
- 2012Emmy - Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast:Nominated
- 2012Emmy - Best Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast:Nominated
- 2012Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2013Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2016Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2016Emmy - Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast:Nominated
- 2017Emmy - Outstanding Investigative Report in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2017Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2017Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newscast:Nominated
- 2017Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newscast:Nominated
- 2018Emmy - Outstanding Edited Interview:Winner
- 2018Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newscast:Nominated
- 2019Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newscast:Nominated
- 2023Image Award - Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) - Individual or Ensemble:Nominated