In the last year, the anchor of “NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt” has traveled to places as others have fled, including Paris, Brussels and Nice. On a moment’s notice, he has also flown to Orlando and Dallas to cover gun violence and, with more planning, to Cleveland and Philadelphia for the political conventions. Next is Rio de Janeiro, where he will anchor “Nightly News” from Copacabana Beach during the Summer Olympic Games, Aug. 5 to 19. Rio will be his eighth consecutive Games. Mr. Holt took a break from the Republican National Convention to talk about his news-driven style of travel and the challenges and rewards of attending the Olympics.
Why NBC’s Lester Holt Loves Covering the Olympics
