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Lester Holt To Pepperdine: NBC Reconsidered My Application 23 Years After Rejecting Me

Posted 04.30.2012

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Lester Holt, anchor of the weekend editions of NBC's Today and Nightly News said it took gall to apply to NBC as an 18-year-old in a commencement addr...

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Andrew Zimmern Feeds Roadkill To Reluctant 'Today Show' Hosts

Posted 01.23.2012

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Andrew Zimmern stopped by the "Today Show" on Saturday, January 21 to promote the new season of his show, "Bizarre Foods America", airing Monday, Janu...

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Lester Holt Named New 'Dateline' Host

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 11.19.2011

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NEW YORK — Lester Holt will replace Ann Curry as host of the newsmagazine "Dateline NBC" when it begins its 20th season on Sept. 23. The NBC Ne...

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Radiation Found On Lester Holt, NBC Crew In Japan

Posted 05.25.2011

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NBC News' Lester Holt—who is in Japan covering the earthquake and nuclear crisis there—revealed on Wednesday's "Today" show that minor traces of r...

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Why Harvey Levin Should Be President of CNN

Mike Hegedus | Posted 05.25.2011

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In Egypt, American journalists, particularly the television ones, are learning the difference between covering a controlled war, being embedded with friendly troops, and covering a fluid, live, dangerous situation.

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PHOTOS: Lester Holt Reports From Afghanistan For Thanksgiving

Posted 05.25.2011

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NBC's Lester Holt has been in Afghanistan since Friday, reporting on the war there from military bases across the country. He anchored the "Today Show...

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It's Thanksgiving -- Frisk You

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Let's consider five things far worse than having your 'junk' examined in the airport.

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Arianna Guest Stars On 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon' (VIDEO)

Huff TV | Posted 12.13.2011

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Think Washington is an unfashionable town where people just sit around and talk politics? Arianna makes a guest appearance on Friday night's "Late Nig...

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BP Chairman's Unfortunate Choice of Words: Once Again the Media Fanned Hysteria Over Absolutely Nothing

Michael Russnow | Posted 05.25.2011

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I am not a fan of BP, and the oil company deserves the heap of criticism tossed its way, but I believe the media has once again behaved outrageously.

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Alicia Keys Works With Keep A Child Alive, Featured on "Making A Difference"

Posted 05.25.2011

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Alicia Keys was featured on "NBC Nightly News" tonight as part of their "Making A Difference" series. Though the series typically focuses on ordinary ...

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NBC Nightly News "Making A Difference" Week Profiles Celebrity Causes

Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

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All this week, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams will be featuring celebrities who "make a difference" in local communities and around the world. F...

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Inside The Secret Service: Lester Holt Plays President During Secret Service Drill (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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NBC's Lester Holt did a report on the Secret Service for the "Today Show." Holt takes an in depth look at their training and the great lengths they go...

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CNBC Anchors Change Tune On Obama (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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For a long while, CNBC has been one of the White House's most fervent critics, what with all the "wealth destruction" and the support for "loser's mor...

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