He has also received honorary Doctorate(s) in Humane Letters from both Rutgers University in 2020 and Villanova University in 2023.

They got married in 1982 They first met when Carol was working as a flight attendant at United Airlines, and after being laid off from the company in 1981, Carol followed Lester to New York when he was offered a job at WCBS, reporting on camera.

Lester Holt — known for his work with NBC and Dateline — makes $10 million annually. He has a net worth of more than $35 million and is a household name across the nation. After the demotion of co-worker Brian Williams in 2018 for false reporting, Holt secured the lead anchor position of NBC Nightly News.