Coverage Begins on NBC at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT on Tuesday, January 30th
Steve Kornacki and Katy Tur Host Special State of the Union Pre- and Post-Show, Available on YouTube and NBCNews.com
JANUARY 18, 2018 – NBC News broadcasts complete coverage of President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address and the Democratic Party’s response on Tuesday, January 30, led by “NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt.
Holt will be joined on set by TODAY co-anchor and NBC News chief legal analyst Savannah Guthrie, “Meet the Press” moderator and NBC News political director Chuck Todd, “Megyn Kelly TODAY” anchor Megyn Kelly, NBC News special correspondent Tom Brokaw and NBC News chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell. Coverage begins at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT across the NBC television network. Holt will anchor “NBC Nightly News” from Washington that night.
NBC News chief White House correspondent Hallie Jackson will contribute to the broadcast from the White House, and NBC News Capitol Hill correspondent Kasie Hunt will report from inside the House Chamber at the Capitol.
Beginning at 8 p.m. ET, NBC News national political correspondent Steve Kornacki and NBC News correspondent Katy Tur will host special State of the Union digital coverage, livestreaming on YouTube. Kornacki, Tur and special guests will break down highlights in 2017 politics, discuss viral moments from past addresses and share presidential trivia. NBCNews.com/SOTU will also offer complete coverage, including livestreams of the network special report and special digital coverage as well as a live blog with real-time fact-checking and analysis from the NBC News politics team.
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For more information, contact:
Olivia Petersen
NBC News
o: (202) 885-4159
e: olivia.petersen@nbcuni.com
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