Lester Holt announced Monday he is stepping down after 10 years as the anchor at “NBC Nightly News.”

Holt said he will remain as anchor until the start of summer.

“A smile comes to my face when I think that with Nightly News, and Dateline, I have now anchored two of the most successful and iconic television news programs in broadcast history,” Holt wrote in a memo to staff. “As a 20-year-old radio reporter on the police beat chasing breaking news around San Francisco, I could never have imagined my career path would unfold in the way it has. What an amazing ride.”

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