Finally a successor is named for Lester Holt, who will leave NBC Knightly News a decade later.
Tom Lalamas, currently a senior national correspondent from NBC News, will fill the shoes of Holt this summer.
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During a press conference on Trump’s donation to P TE groups, Lalamas collided with Donald Trump eight years ago in May 2016.
At that time, Lalamas was working for ABC as the weekend anchor of ABC World News Tonight for ABC.
The journalist questioned the contradictory reports on the money raised by the then President candidate Trump at the television event.
“What I want is, when I raise millions of dollars, people say – like this blurred person here from ABC; It is a vague in my book, ”Trump answered the question of Lalamas.
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When the reporter asked why he was unclear, Trump fired back: “You are a sleez because you know the facts and you know the facts well.”
The humiliation clearly took Lalamas surprisingly, when he tweeted that day, “Trump just told me ‘slays’. There should be an interesting week.”
ABC Lalama was quick to defend when the channel representatives said Timeframe“Tom is one of the best journalists in the country.”
“It is also the most respected and respected.”
Fellow journalist George Ramos told Lalamas to “ask hard questions” and thank him for being standing against Trump when he was out of a press conference.
Lalamas’s new role
Lalamas started working at NBC after seven years in ABC News in 2021.
The journalist is the anchor of senior national correspondent and “Top Story with Tom Lalamas”, when he handles Holt’s position this summer, he will continue to host, NBC Report.
“Tom is a winning combination of journalism excellence, vigorous storytelling, and inevitable integrity – all characteristics that have long been the trademark of ‘NBC Night News News’,” said Genelle Rodriguez, executive vice president of NBC News.
“In addition, it is now important to grow NBC News in the leading streaming news network, which helps NBC News introduce viewers of the new pay generation.”
Lalamas, who will be the first Latino journalist to host the Newscast at night, calls the role a “deeper honor”.
“I am waiting to work with world -class journalists on ‘Nightly News’ and ‘Top Story’ to bring the most important stories every night,” Lalamas said in a statement.
Lester Holt announced that he would leave the role of Knightly News as anchor and managing editor, but Lalamas has played a new role after his full-time role as anchor for the datline.
Holt, who has been with the network since 2000, has more hope for Lalamas and staff after its departure.
“I know you will support it 100% when you all transition,” Holt told the employees over the phone.
“Lester Holt is a great man and is the most trusted broadcasters of our time,” Lalamas said.
“Like Lester, I promise to dedicate our viewers and dedicate the truth.”
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