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Lester Holt, the anchor and managing editor of “NBC Nightly News” for a decade, announced Monday that he is stepping down from the long-running broadcast at the beginning of the summer. Holt will continue to be a fixture at the network with a full-time role at “Dateline,

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC’s veteran Lester Holt will step down as anchor of the network’s flagship “Nightly News” broadcast. Holt, who has been been the face of “Nightly News” for a decade, will remain at NBC. In a note to staff Monday, he said he would be expanding his work on NBC’s “Dateline,” taking on a full-time role.