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# NBC News’ Lester Holt and CNN’s Anderson Cooper are America’s most trusted news personalities, finds new poll
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/nbc-news-lester-holt-and-cnns-anderson-cooper-are-americas-most-trusted-news-personalities-finds-new-poll/
- Published: 2024-05-28T12:38:47.000Z
- Updated: 2024-05-28T15:36:01.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: People, Media, Insights, #wp-top-center-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:54

**NBC News’ Lester Holt and CNN’s Anderson Cooper are America’s most trusted news personalities.** That’s according to a poll conducted by The Hollywood Reporter/Morning Consult, which finds the representative faces of their networks, Holt and Cooper, as the top picks for broadcast news anchor and cable news anchor, respectively, reports TVNewser.

According to TVNewser, Holt, above, “received a thumbs up from 65% of survey respondents agreeing that they trust him “a lot.” ABC News’ **David Muir** trailed Holt by 2%, with a favorable rating of 63%, while CBS News’ **Norah O’Donnell** was third with 53%.

“On the cable news side, 60% of poll respondents place their trust in Cooper and weekend host **Chris Wallace**, compared to the 51% who endorsed MSNBC’s **Rachel Maddow**. Meanwhile, Fox News’ **Sean Hannity** had a trust rating of only 38% for a third-place finish. But Hannity did receive the highest score for *mis*trust—45% of respondents indicated they placed “not much” trust in him, followed by Cooper at 35% and Maddow at 33%.”

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