{"id":2583,"date":"2018-09-12T13:34:29","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T17:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=2583"},"modified":"2018-09-12T13:34:29","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T17:34:29","slug":"lester-holt-goes-across-america-for-third-nationwide-tour-starting-october-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2018\/09\/12\/lester-holt-goes-across-america-for-third-nationwide-tour-starting-october-8\/","title":{"rendered":"LESTER HOLT GOES \u201cACROSS AMERICA\u201d FOR THIRD NATIONWIDE TOUR STARTING OCTOBER 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Nightly News<\/span><\/b><\/em><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"> Broadcasts from five states in five days: Houston, TX; Kansas City, MO; Montgomery, AL; San Diego, CA; and Tampa, FL<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">NEW YORK (September 12, 2018) \u2013 Starting October 8, <em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">NBC Nightly News<\/span><\/em>\u00a0anchor Lester Holt hits the road on his third nation-wide \u201cAcross America\u201d tour. Spread across five states in five days, Holt drills down on the issues that impact Americans in their hometowns and highlights those working to strengthen their communities and inspire others. \u201cAcross America\u201d engages in conversations beyond the breaking news from Washington to zero-in on the challenges facing Americans just weeks before many head to the voting booth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Holt will anchor <em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">NBC Nightly News<\/span><\/em> from Houston, Texas; Kansas City, Missouri; Montgomery, Alabama; San Diego, California and Tampa, Florida.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Earlier this spring, Holt traveled to Portland, Oregon; Denver, Colorado; Chicago, Illinois; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina where he reported on topics including job creation, reducing crime and opioid addiction. The series began in January 2017 when Holt crossed the country speaking to Americans about the nation\u2019s most pressing issues leading up to Inauguration Day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Watch highlights from Holt\u2019s May 2018 tour <a href=\"https:\/\/wpyadmin.ne.cision.com\/l\/xhpeqilae\/twitter.com\/NBCNightlyNews\/status\/996124544187412481\">HERE<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Since becoming anchor of <em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">NBC Nightly News<\/span><\/em>\u00a0in June 2015, Holt has made on-the-ground reporting a signature of the broadcast, striving to go beyond headlines and report how news impacts the lives of people from coast-to-coast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">For updates, more content and behind the scenes footage, follow <em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">NBC Nightly News<\/span><\/em>\u00a0on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, and the hashtag #LesterAcrossAmerica.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"># # #<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">For more information contact:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">TJ Ducklo<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">NBC News<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">o: (212) 664-1913<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">e: <a href=\"mailto:TJ.Ducklo@nbcuni.com\">TJ.Ducklo@nbcuni.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"># # #<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">ABOUT <\/span><\/strong><em><b><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT<\/span><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">\u00a0is the most-watched evening newscast in America among the key news demo for the past 21 seasons. The broadcast provides the very latest on the day\u2019s top stories, going beyond the headlines to add context and analysis to the most pressing issues of our time.\u00a0<em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">NBC Nightly News<\/span><\/em>\u00a0reaches 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 Jenn Suozzo is the executive producer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"># # #<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nightly News Broadcasts from five states in five days: Houston, TX; Kansas City, MO; Montgomery, AL; San Diego, CA; and Tampa, FL NEW YORK (September 12, 2018) \u2013 Starting October 8, NBC Nightly News\u00a0anchor Lester Holt hits the road on his third nation-wide \u201cAcross America\u201d tour. 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