{"id":1434,"date":"2016-07-14T11:15:58","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T15:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=1434"},"modified":"2016-07-14T11:15:58","modified_gmt":"2016-07-14T15:15:58","slug":"nbc-news-goes-big-for-2016-rio-olympics-with-today-and-nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-live-from-brazil-starting-august-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2016\/07\/14\/nbc-news-goes-big-for-2016-rio-olympics-with-today-and-nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-live-from-brazil-starting-august-1\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC NEWS GOES BIG FOR 2016 RIO OLYMPICS WITH \u2018TODAY\u2019 AND \u2018NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT\u2019 LIVE FROM BRAZIL STARTING AUGUST 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>NBC News\u2019s Lester Holt, Matt Lauer, Hoda Kotb, Tom Brokaw, Al Roker, Natalie Morales, Billy Bush, Peter Alexander, Miguel Almaguer, Stephanie Gosk, Jenna Bush Hager, Chris Jansing, Ron Mott and Keir Simmons to Report from Brazil <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK, NY \u2013 July 14, 2016 \u2013 Starting Monday, August 1, NBC News begins its coverage of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with Matt Lauer reporting live from Copacabana Beach for \u201cTODAY.\u201d Additionally, Lester Holt will begin anchoring \u201cNBC Nightly News with Lester Holt\u201d live from Copacabana on Thursday, August 4.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTODAY\u201d will once again begin America\u2019s day with great stories and adventures from the host city of the 2016 Olympic Games.\u00a0 Anchored by Matt Lauer, Hoda Kotb, Al Roker, Natalie Morales and Billy Bush together in Rio starting August 8, with Savannah Guthrie anchoring from New York, \u201cTODAY\u201d will also feature reports from Tom Brokaw, Jenna Bush Hager and Keir Simmons in Brazil. \u00a0Located\u00a0in\u00a0Copacabana\u00a0Beach, \u201cTODAY\u201d will once again broadcast from the portable Olympic Pavilion that was also used in Athens, Torino, Beijing, London, and Sochi. During the course of the 2016 Olympic Games, \u201cTODAY\u201d will give viewers an all-access pass to everything Olympic, going behind-the-scenes and profiling key athletes throughout the competition. The show will also feature exclusive performances, with The Band Perry slated to play August 11 from Rio as part of the \u201cCiti Summer Concert Series on TODAY.\u201d The show will air live from Copacabana through August 19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNBC Nightly News with Lester Holt\u201d\u00a0will report on the most important issues of the 2016 Olympic Games, featuring unparalleled behind-the-scenes access and interviews with the athletes making headlines in Rio. Covering breaking news and all angles of the 2016 Olympic Games, Nightly News will feature reporting from its team of correspondents, including Peter Alexander, Miguel\u00a0Almaguer, Stephanie\u00a0Gosk, Ron Mott and\u00a0Chris Jansing, with additional contributions from \u201cTODAY\u201d anchors and correspondents. Holt will anchor live from Rio through August 19.<\/p>\n<p>Both \u201cTODAY\u201d and \u201cNightly News\u201d continue to cover compelling stories leading up to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Starting later this month, \u201cTODAY\u201d will catch up with American Olympic heroes of years past. And starting Monday, August 1, Nightly News will feature NBC News correspondents reporting live from Brazil on the key issues affecting the 2016 Rio Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"http:\/\/nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com\/2016\/06\/16\/hoda-kotb-joins-matt-lauer-and-meredith-vieira-on-nbcs-coverage-of-2016-rio-olympics-opening-ceremony\/\">previously announced<\/a> by NBC Olympics,\u00a0Matt Lauer,\u00a0Hoda Kotb and Meredith Vieira, special correspondent for\u00a0\u201cTODAY,\u201d will host the Opening Ceremony on Friday, August 5.<\/p>\n<p>Rio 2016 will be\u00a0Matt Lauer\u2019s 11th Olympics for \u201cTODAY,\u201d and his fifth in a role on the primetime Opening Ceremony broadcast. This marks Lester Holt\u2019s 8th Olympics for NBC News and his first as full-time anchor of \u201cNightly News.\u201d\u00a0Meredith Vieira\u00a0works her third Opening Ceremony for NBC.\u00a0Hoda Kotb\u00a0previously worked at multiple Olympics for NBC News including in Athens (2004), Torino (2006), Beijing (2008) and London (2012).<\/p>\n<p># # #<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT NBC NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More Americans watch NBC News than any news organization in the world. 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, along with the SiriusXM TODAY Show Radio channel, provide continuous content to consumers wherever they are, whenever they want it. 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