LESTER HOLT GOES “ACROSS AMERICA” FOR THIRD NATIONWIDE TOUR STARTING OCTOBER 8

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) – Starting October 8, NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt hits the road on his third nation-wide “Across America” 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. “Across America” 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.

Holt will anchor NBC Nightly News from Houston, Texas; Kansas City, Missouri; Montgomery, Alabama; San Diego, California and Tampa, Florida.  

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’s most pressing issues leading up to Inauguration Day.

Watch highlights from Holt’s May 2018 tour HERE.

Since becoming anchor of NBC Nightly News in 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.

For updates, more content and behind the scenes footage, follow NBC Nightly News on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, and the hashtag #LesterAcrossAmerica.

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For more information contact:

TJ Ducklo
NBC News
o: (212) 664-1913
e: TJ.Ducklo@nbcuni.com

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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 among the key news demo for the past 21 seasons. The broadcast provides the very latest on the day’s top stories, going beyond the headlines to add context and analysis to the most pressing issues of our time. 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 Jenn Suozzo is the executive producer.

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