December 7 Broadcast to Feature Holt’s Interviews with Veterans, their Families and NBC News Special Correspondent Tom Brokaw
Holt to Report from Pearl Harbor for “TODAY,” MSNBC and NBC News’s Social Media Accounts
NEW YORK (December 1, 2016) – Lester Holt will anchor “NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt” live from Hawaii on December 7, 2016 to mark the 75th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. The special broadcast will feature interviews with World War II veterans and their families. Additionally, NBC Nightly News will air a Lester Holt conversation with Tom Brokaw from The Intrepid, in which Brokaw discusses his reporting on the Greatest Generation.
On Pearl Harbor Day, Holt will also contribute coverage to “TODAY,” MSNBC and NBC News’s social media accounts. NBC News correspondent Joe Fryer will also report live from Pearl Harbor on December 7 for MSNBC and NBC Nightly News. Fryer will contribute additional coverage on the anniversary throughout the week.
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ABOUT NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT
“NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt” is America’s most-watched evening newscast, going beyond the day’s headlines to uncover stories of how people’s lives are affected by the world around them. “NBC Nightly News” reaches over 24 million people every week through its broadcast and millions more through NBCNews.com, the “Nightly News” app, and social media platforms. Lester Holt is the anchor and Sam Singal is the executive producer.
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For more information contact:
Jake Urbanski
NBC News
212-664-3211
