Lester Holt and NBC News have announced that the veteran anchor — also network TV's first solo Black anchor of a major evening newscast — will step down from "Nightly News" this summer.

Lester Holt said Monday that he is stepping down as anchor of NBC Nightly News ... but it comes amid tumult in the broadcast and cable news business, as linear television looks for ways to ...

Lester Holt plans to step down this summer ... succeeded former anchor Brian Williams, who left NBC News amid controversy before taking a job hosting a show on NBC’s sister cable channel MSNBC.