LESTER HOLT GOES INSIDE NORTH KOREA

Reports Exclusively on the Ground for “NBC Nightly News,” TODAY, “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” and MSNBC

Anchors “NBC Nightly News” Live from Seoul, South Korea This Tuesday

JANUARY 20, 2018 – “NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt reports from inside North Korea, as international tensions climb with the country’s escalating nuclear weapons program.

Holt broadcasts a rare look inside Kim Jong-un’s regime just days before athletes from across the globe compete in the 2018 Winter Olympics mere miles south of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Coverage began today with a 4:24 p.m. ET special report on NBC and continues on NBC and MSNBC through Monday, January 22. Watch the special report: http://nbcnews.to/2rnPwSb

Holt anchors “NBC Nightly News” live from Seoul, South Korea on Tuesday, January 23, contributing to TODAY and MSNBC throughout the day. Holt returns to South Korea on Thursday, February 8 to anchor special NBC News coverage for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

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ABOUT NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT

NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt is the most-watched evening newscast in America, providing the very latest on the day’s top stories and going beyond the headlines to add context and analysis to the most pressing issues of our times. NBC Nightly News reaches more than 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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