Lester Holt and Savannah Guthrie to lead coverage across broadcast and streaming with Tom Llamas, Kristen Welker and Hallie Jackson 

Special coverage begins at 7 p.m. on Thursday on NBC News NOW and continues after NBC News and NBC News NOW’s broadcast of the First Presidential Debate Hosted by CNN

NBCNews.com to provide up-to-the-minute reporting and live blog analysis from the entire NBC News Politics team

June 21, 2024 — NBC News, NBC News NOW and NBCNews.com will feature comprehensive “Decision 2024” coverage next week as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump prepare to debate in Atlanta Thursday evening. 

NBC News’ marquee anchors will lead coverage across broadcast and streaming on Thursday, with NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt and TODAY co-anchor Savannah Guthrie anchoring analysis immediately following NBC News and NBC News NOW’s broadcast of the First Presidential Debate Hosted by CNN at 9 p.m. 

Top Story anchor Tom Llamas will kick off debate preview coverage from the spin room in Atlanta at 7 p.m. on NBC News NOW, joined by Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker and Weekend Nightly News anchor Hallie Jackson. All three will pick up post-debate special coverage at 11 p.m., taking streaming coverage late into the evening. 

NBCNews.com will feature up-to-the-minute original reporting throughout the week, with a comprehensive live blog on Thursday featuring live updates and unique insight from the entire team of correspondents, reporters, producers, and embeds covering the 2024 campaign for NBC News Politics. 

Across the NBCU News Group, MSNBC and Noticias Telemundo will additionally carry the debate and special coverage across their platforms. 

CORRESPONDENTS & REPORTERS FAN OUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY NEXT WEEK TO PROVIDE ORIGINAL REPORTING, FOCUS GROUPS, AND MORE 

• Coverage begins Wednesday with Chief White House correspondent Peter Alexander reporting from Atlanta for TODAY and NBC Nightly News. Gabe Gutierrez and Vaughn Hillyard will report from Atlanta for MSNBC and NBC News NOW and Monica Alba will report from the White House. Alba, Mike Memoli and Ali Vitali will contribute analysis to the NBCNews.com live blog on Thursday.

• Shaquille Brewster reports from Philadelphia on Wednesday with new insights from a focus group centered on Black voters — a crucial look at sentiment among a key voting bloc in the wake of former President Trump’s conviction in the Manhattan hush money case and ahead of the Republican National Convention next month.

• Stay Tuned NOW anchor Gadi Schwartz will watch Thursday’s debate with swing voters in Maricopa County, Ariz. Maricopa is one of “The Deciders” — seven counties that feature in the NBC News’ hyperlocal reporting initiative to track the major themes and subcurrents among voters in key communities around the country.

• NBC News Digital reporters Matt Dixon, Sahil Kapur, and Natasha Korecki will report from Atlanta. Jon Allen, Allan Smith, Henry Gomez, Alex Seitz-Wald, Peter Nicholas, Shannon Pettypiece, Adam Edelman, Dan Arkin, Ben Kamisar, Bridget Bowman, Sasha Marquez, Katherine Doyle, and Megan Lebowitz will contribute reporting and live blog analysis throughout the evening.

• NBC News embed reporters Nnamdi Egwuonwu, Jillian Frankel, Alec Hernandez, and Jake Traylor will also contribute on-air and digital reporting from Atlanta. 

For more information, contact: 

Alex Butcher-Nesbitt
NBC News
Alex.Butcher-Nesbitt@nbcuni.com

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