NBC anchor man, Lester Holt man is so smart and sexy and regularly tells us what’s going on in the world around us. The 6’2 tall and svelte host of NBC's Nightly News and Dateline NBC was on the Wendy Williams Show today. When asked about his thoughts on the upcoming Super Bowl, the San Francisco Bay area born grandson of Jamaican descendants says he likes and admires both teams for different reasons.
When asked about the recent President’s State of The Union Address, he said, “He set the stage for the campaign to come, the tax issue and disparity between have and have nots and went back to his old election let’s work together and get on the same page sentiment.” When an old picture of him from the 80s or 90s was shown, the always well spoken journalist was temporarily thrown off, forgot his correct English grammar and said, “That ain’t right!”
When asked about why he no longer sports a moustache, he said he shaved it off during a transitional time in his life. “It was in 1999 into 2000, they were demoting me, and I knew it was time to go, so I took my family on a ski vacation. When I had fallen for the 15th time on the slopes that day, and got into tub, and I thought to myself, what am I doing here, spending all this money on a vacation? The next thing I knew I was in front of the mirror shaving it off and once you start you have to finish, so I shaved it off.”
Referring to the prejudices against perceived to be non-conforming looking African Americans in the past, Wendy said, "Previously in the black community, it was known that a clean shaven face will take a brother far," eluding to looking more "employable" as the reason he shaved it off. However, Lester said, brothers didn’t like that he shaved it off, like he gave up his black card. Was it that the brotha's were living vicariously through him, since they didn’t dare have one? We will never know.
He’s a married family man who has been married to his Caucasian wife of 30 years, Carol. As you know, Wendy had to comment on that by saying, “So you are down with the swirl,” AKA interracial love. I say find true love wherever you can. The union produced two sons, Stefan and Cameron who are 25 and 22, so they are in the second phase of their marriage and currently undergoing the empty nest syndrome. Talk about following in your father's footsteps, his older son also works for NBC as a weekend anchor in Chicago, and hosts the lead in show into his father’s show, which is every father's dream come true. A priceless picture of his son watching him on screen at work, which he said he thought “Was a picture mocking dad,” was shown. It was so precious.
The bass guitar playing musician, who always looks so conservative and serious, also has a fun side. He dressed up as singer, Susan Boyle for Halloween two years ago, and lip synched “I Dreamed A Dream,” which is the song she sang on Britain’s Got Talent. Talking about one of his most memorable interviews, he talked about Jennifer Hudson who was patient with him and his crew, has such a great story to tell and was such a delight to be with, when he interviewed her.
He is a man who is very secure in his manhood to be able throw questionable phrases around. For example, he called professional wrestler, David Otunga, Jennifer’s fiancé, “One chiseled piece of man candy.” A term his wife found out to his dismay is most often used on gay websites.” He said he asked the producers to edit it out, but as you guessed, they said, "No way."
He has also just finished an interview with Scotty McCreery, the high school senior and winner of the 10th season of American Idol, who he caught up with in Kansas City, Missouri. The special will be airing soon. To show more of his fun side and alluding to the multiple hats he wears at his job, he ended by saying, “I also do small parties, bar mitzvahs and weddings.” Even if it doesn't all come across on screen all the time, a very warm, fun and versatile man of many talents is who Lester Holt really is.
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