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elevation of Llamas, 45, was widely anticipated. He has been
Holt's chief substitute on the broadcast news summary since
switching from ABC to NBC in 2021. He's also essentially the
lead anchor for the NBC News Now streaming service, hosting the
one-hour “Top Story” show.
Holt said last week that he was stepping down from “Nightly
News” after a decade. He plans to stay at the network to work at
“Dateline NBC.”
“Tom has the winning combination of journalistic excellence,
passionate storytelling and unyielding integrity — all
characteristics that have long been trademarks of NBC `Nightly
News,' said Janelle Rodriguez, NBC News' executive vice
president of programming.
That leaves ABC's David Muir as the longest-serving evening news
anchor at “World News Tonight,” as well as the ratings leader.
CBS News earlier this year replaced Norah O'Donnell with the
team of John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois.
While news is a far different environment from the days Walter
Cronkite was beamed into millions of homes at dinnertime, the
ABC, CBS and NBC newscasts collectively reach more than 10
million viewers a night. The anchors are generally considered
the face of the broadcast news divisions.
Llamas will be the first to take that role while retaining his
job on the streaming service. His “Top Story” newscasts will
begin each weeknight after “Nightly News” ends.
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