{"id":1108,"date":"2016-01-11T10:53:36","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T15:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=1108"},"modified":"2016-01-11T10:53:36","modified_gmt":"2016-01-11T15:53:36","slug":"lester-holt-to-anchor-nbc-news-coverage-of-president-obamas-state-of-the-union-address-and-the-republican-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2016\/01\/11\/lester-holt-to-anchor-nbc-news-coverage-of-president-obamas-state-of-the-union-address-and-the-republican-response\/","title":{"rendered":"LESTER HOLT TO ANCHOR NBC NEWS COVERAGE OF PRESIDENT OBAMA\u2019S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS AND THE REPUBLICAN RESPONSE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>January 11, 2016 &#8211; On Tuesday, January 12, NBC News will provide complete coverage and analysis of President Barack Obama\u2019s final State of the Union address and the Republican response from Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC). The broadcast will begin at 9:00pm ET (6:00pm PT) across the NBC television network and will stream live on NBCNews.com.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cNBC Nightly News\u201d anchor <\/span><b>Lester Holt<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will anchor live from Washington, DC, joined on set by \u201cMeet the Press\u201d moderator and NBC News political director <\/span><b>Chuck Todd <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and NBC News chief foreign affairs correspondent <\/span><b>Andrea Mitchell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The coverage will also feature NBC News senior White House correspondent <\/span><b>Chris Jansing,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> NBC News Capitol Hill correspondent <\/span><b>Kelly O\u2019Donnell <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">inside the House chamber, NBC News correspondent <\/span><b>Hallie Jackson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> live from New Hampshire and both NBC News White House correspondent <\/span><b>Kristen Welker <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and NBC News correspondent <\/span><b>Katy Tur <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">live from Iowa. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Throughout the speech, NBCNews.com will provide the latest news and analysis from the NBC News political unit and fact checks from PolitiFact.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On Twitter,<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/utykdrlp\/twitter.com\/nbcnews\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@NBCNews<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will live-tweet the address and NBC News journalists and the NBC News political unit will post real-time reporting and analysis using the hashtag #NBCPolitics. Video highlights of the speech will be posted on <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/utykdrlp\/instagram.com\/nbcnews\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NBCNews\/?fref=ts\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Facebook.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Earlier Tuesday, TODAY will broadcast an unprecedented, live two-hour show from inside the White House. <\/span><b>Matt Lauer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Savannah Guthrie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,<\/span><b> Al Roker<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Natalie Morales<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>Carson Daly <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">will go behind-the-scenes at the executive mansion to give viewers a rare inside look. Additionally, President Obama will sit down with Lauer in an exclusive interview, and Vice President Biden will sit down with Guthrie for an exclusive interview.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"># # #<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About NBC News<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NBC News is a global leader in news across all broadcast and digital platforms. Its leading and award-winning television news broadcasts include NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, TODAY, Meet the Press and Dateline, as well as primetime specials and breaking news reports. The rapidly-growing NBC News Digital Group provides continuous content to consumers wherever they are, whenever they want it. NBC News also operates Peacock Productions, an award-winning in-house production company, and the NBC NewsChannel affiliate news service. 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