Lester Holt reflects on the humanity behind ‘Nightly News’

>>> HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. YOU'RE GETTING THE PRERECORDED VERSION OF ME AS I AM OFF FOR A FEW DAYS CELEBRATING THE HOLIDAYS WITH FAMILY. BUT EVERY CHRISTMAS SEASON I DO LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOYALTY TO OUR BROADCAST. WE SET OUT EVERY DAY FROM OUR FIRST EDITORIAL CONFERENCE CALLS IN THE MORNING TO THE MOMENT I SAY GOOD NIGHT FOCUSED ON BRINGING YOU A NEWSCAST BUILT ON FACTS, BALANCE AND INFORMED ANALYSIS WITH HUMANITY AT ITS CORE. IN A MOMENT YOU'LL MEET MEMBERS OF OUR DEDICATED TEAM WHO BRING THIS PROGRAM TO YOU EVERY NIGHT. BUT I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE NONE OF US IS IMMUNE FROM FEELING SADNESS OVER SOME OF THE DARKER HEADLINES OF THE DAY. THE STORIES WE'VE BROUGHT YOU FROM THE WAR IN PARTICULAR HAVE BEEN TOUGH TO PROCESS. YOU KNOW, DURING THE WORST DAYS OF THE PANDEMIC I STARTED SIGNING OFF THE PROGRAM WITH THE WORDS "TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND EACH OTHER." IT JUST FELT LIKE THE RIGHT SENTIMENT AS PEOPLE WERE BEING SICKENED AND DYING AROUND US. BUT I'VE HUNG ON TO THAT SIGN-OFF AS A REMINDER THAT TIMES ARE NEVER EASY AND A LITTLE SELF-CARE AND CARE FOR THOSE AROUND IS NEVER A BAD IDEA. THE HOLIDAYS TRADITIONALLY ARE A TIME TO REFLECT, RECHARGE AND RENEW. I TRULY HOPE YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES CAN FIND THE SPACE AND TIME TO DO JUST THAT. WE'LL BE HERE WAITING FOR YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE. BUT FOR NOW I'VE GOT SOME PEOPLE I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪

Channel: NBC News

Views: 41,377

Keywords: Health, International News, Lester Holt, Making A Difference, NBC Nightly News, National News, News, Nightly News, U.S. News, breaking news, evening news, politics, world news

Id: Lag4wb9NZHQ

Length: 7min 18sec (438 seconds)

Published: Tue Dec 26 2023