Tom Llamas named new ‘NBC Nightly News’ anchor
Tom Llamas will succeed Lester Holt as anchor of NBC Nightly News.
Llamas, who has been with the network since 2021, will continue to anchor Top Story, a signature nighttime show on NBC News Now that runs from 7-8 p.m. ET, immediately after Nightly News. Llamas also will hold the title of managing editor, reports DEADLINE.
The date of Llamas’ debut as anchor has yet to be determined. Holt will sign off in early summer after he announced last month he was stepping down from the news broadcast after a decade in the post. He will stay with the network in a full-time role at Dateline.
Llamas, 45, was viewed as a potential successor to Holt when he made the jump from ABC News to NBC News. He had been the weekend anchor of World News Tonight, as well as the network’s chief national affairs correspondent. At NBC News, he also has been senior national correspondent, contributing to the nightly news as well as Today and breaking news coverage.
