36th annual
Cronkite Award Luncheon
Lester Holt
Join the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Cronkite Endowment Board of Trustees in honoring the 2019 recipient of the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism, Lester Holt, the award-winning journalist and anchor of “NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.” Holt has anchored the flagship NBC broadcast since 2015, following eight years as anchor of the newscast’s weekend edition and 12 years as co-anchor of “Weekend TODAY.” He also leads NBC’s special reports, major breaking news and primetime political coverage and has served as principal anchor of “Dateline NBC” since 2011. Just recently, he was one of the moderators for the first Democratic presidential debate of the 2020 election cycle. According to Nielsen Media Research, it was watched by more than 18 million viewers on television alone, making it the most-watched Democratic debate ever. His work has been recognized with multiple Emmy Awards, a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award and the Fred Friendly First Amendment Award. In 2016, he was named Journalist of the Year by the National Association of Black Journalists.
Cronkite Award Luncheon 11:30 a.m., Monday, Nov. 4 Sheraton Phoenix Downtown register at cronkite.asu.edu/luncheon
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