Lestor Holt Becomes NIGHTLY NEWS Permanent Anchor; Brian Williams Heads to MSNBC

PEOPLE reports that beleagured news anchor Brian Williams, who was recently suspended from his post at NBC's Nightly News due to false statements he made several years ago, will not return to the the program.

Instead, Lester Holt, who has been filling his seat for the last four months, has been named the show's permanent anchor. This makes Holt the first solo African-American anchor of a weekday nightly network newscast.

According to the The New York Times, Williams will remain at the network, but will most likely move to cable network MSNBC where he will report breaking news.

The 56-year-old was found himself in a storm of controversy in January when it was revealed he made false claims about his involvement in a helicopter incident in Iraq in 2003. Following the revelation, Williams attempted to re-establish viewer trust by apologizing on air.

Since that time, NBC began an internal investigation which led to a six month suspension without pay for Williams.

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