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Results tagged “lester”

Agent for a day: Lester Holt heads to the FBI Academy

Feb. 17: Driving through the woods, storming a building and breaking down doors were only some of the activities Lester Holt took part in when he stopped by the FBI Academy, which teaches the skills the FBI is best known for. TODAY's Lester Holt reports.  Driving through the woods, storming a building and breaking down doors were only some of the activities Lester Holt took part in when he stopped by the FBI Academy, which teaches the skills the FBI is best known for. TODAY's Lester Holt reports. (TODAY)

Lester's fatherly instinct on co-anchoring with son: 'Do I need to hold his hand?'

Dec. 1: TODAY's Lester Holt spent time in Chicago with his family over the Thanksgiving holiday, and took the chance to co-anchor the noon news with his son, an anchor. TODAY's Lester Holt spent time in Chicago with his family over the Thanksgiving holiday, and took the chance to co-anchor the noon news with his son, an anchor. "It was a real joy," Holt said. (TODAY)

Viewers: Lester's switcheroo look is red carpet ready

Nov. 18: When the anchors highlighted a new trend called When the anchors highlighted a new trend called "switcheroo" yesterday, viewers thought Lester Holt looked quite elegant in his gown. He suspects the image will come to haunt him in the future. "My career is toast, thank you everyone," said Holt. (TODAY)

Lester Holt reports Sandy's national impact

Oct. 30: One day after Sandy slammed into the East Coast, NBC News' Lester Holt reports on the record-breaking hybrid storm system that swamped neighborhoods, paralyzed the nation's biggest city, and left millions of families from the Carolinas to Ohio without power. (NBC News)One day after Sandy slammed into the East Coast, NBC News' Lester Holt reports on the record-breaking hybrid storm system that swamped neighborhoods, paralyzed the nation's biggest city, and left millions of families from the Carolinas to Ohio without power. (NBC News)

Monkey finds perch on Lester's shoulder

Oct. 14: Lester answered the call of the wild Sunday when a rare cotton-top tamarin from Colombia unexpectedly jumped on him during a meet-and-greet with the animals of the South American rainforest. Lester answered the call of the wild Sunday when a rare cotton-top tamarin from Colombia unexpectedly jumped on him during a meet-and-greet with the animals of the South American rainforest. (TODAY)

Lester Holt on patrol in Afghanistan

Sept. 29: Over a decade since the war began, TODAY's Lester Holt visits the battlefields outside Kandahar Province and the Horn of Panjwai to see where things stand. Over a decade since the war began, TODAY's Lester Holt visits the battlefields outside Kandahar Province and the Horn of Panjwai to see where things stand. (TODAY)

Where in the heck are Campbell and Lester?

Sept. 14: Weekend TODAY's Campbell Brown taunts a clueless Lester Holt as he fails to guess that she's reporting from The Big Easy during the run-up to Mardi Gras. Weekend TODAY's Campbell Brown taunts a clueless Lester Holt as he fails to guess that she's reporting from The Big Easy during the run-up to Mardi Gras. (TODAY)

Where the heck is Lester Holt?

Sept. 12: Weekend TODAY's Lester Holt reveals his secret location while riding a venetian gondola . Think you know where he is? You might just want to think again. Weekend TODAY's Lester Holt reveals his secret location while riding a venetian gondola . Think you know where he is? You might just want to think again. (TODAY)

Lester dives with sharks on Africa's western cape

Sept. 12: Weekend TODAY's Lester Holt decides to take a plunge with great white sharks off the coast of South Africa's western cape to experience what thousands of tourists are paying to see. Weekend TODAY's Lester Holt decides to take a plunge with great white sharks off the coast of South Africa's western cape to experience what thousands of tourists are paying to see. (TODAY)

Lester and Jenna trace their Jamaican roots

Sept. 9: Weekend TODAY's Lester Holt and Jenna Wolfe took a trip to Jamaica together to explore their roots. Holt's maternal grandparents were from the island, and Wolfe was born there.  Weekend TODAY's Lester Holt and Jenna Wolfe took a trip to Jamaica together to explore their roots. Holt's maternal grandparents were from the island, and Wolfe was born there. (TODAY)

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