Editing Lester Holt (section)

==Awards and honors==
[[File:Lester Holt & Mark Searle (49014770983).jpg|right|thumb|Holt receiving the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism]]
* 1990: [[Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award]] for his work on [[CBS]]'s ''48 Hours: No Place Like Home'' . {{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}
* 2012: Honorary Doctorate from [[Pepperdine University]]
* 2015: Honorary Doctorate from [[California State University, Sacramento]]
* 2015: Inducted into the [[California Hall of Fame]] on October 28, 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.californiamuseum.org/inductee/lester-holt|title=Lester Holt - California Museum|website=www.californiamuseum.org|date=September 14, 2015|language=en|access-date=November 29, 2017|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030801/http://www.californiamuseum.org/inductee/lester-holt|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 2016: Alan B. DuMont Broadcaster of the Year from [[Montclair State University]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.montclair.edu/newscenter/2016/12/13/17452_nbc-news-anchor-lester-holt-receives-broadcaster-of-the-year-award/|title=NBC News Anchor Lester Holt Receives Broadcaster of the Year Award|access-date=November 29, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032709/https://www.montclair.edu/newscenter/2016/12/13/17452_nbc-news-anchor-lester-holt-receives-broadcaster-of-the-year-award/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 2016: NABJ Journalist of the Year Award from the [[National Association of Black Journalists]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nabj.org/news/295174/NBCs-Lester-Holt-Accepts-2016-NABJ-Journalist-of-the-Year-Award-.htm|title=NBC's Lester Holt Accepts 2016 NABJ Journalist of the Year Award - National Association of Black Journalists|website=www.nabj.org|access-date=November 29, 2017|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035841/http://www.nabj.org/news/295174/NBCs-Lester-Holt-Accepts-2016-NABJ-Journalist-of-the-Year-Award-.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 2018: Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dyakon |first=Tina |date=2018-07-16 |title=Lester Holt to receive Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism |url=https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2018/lester-holt-to-receive-poynter-medal-for-lifetime-achievement-in-journalism/ |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=Poynter |language=en-US |archive-date=December 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214223331/https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2018/lester-holt-to-receive-poynter-medal-for-lifetime-achievement-in-journalism/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 2019: Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism<ref>{{cite news |title=NBC's Lester Holt to receive 2019 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism |url=https://asunow.asu.edu/20190709-nbc-lester-holt-receive-2019-walter-cronkite-award-excellence-journalism |work=ASU News |date=9 July 2019 |language=en |archive-date=October 14, 2019 |access-date=November 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014022502/https://asunow.asu.edu/20190709-nbc-lester-holt-receive-2019-walter-cronkite-award-excellence-journalism |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 2020: Honorary Doctorate from [[Rutgers University]]
* 2023: Larry Foster Award for Integrity in Public Communication from the [[Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.psu.edu/news/bellisario-college-communications/story/mary-barra-lester-holt-jon-iwata-headline-annual-page/ | title=Mary Barra, Lester Holt, Jon Iwata headline annual Page Center Awards &#124; Penn State University | access-date=May 9, 2023 | archive-date=May 9, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509222616/https://www.psu.edu/news/bellisario-college-communications/story/mary-barra-lester-holt-jon-iwata-headline-annual-page/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
* 2023: Honorary Doctorate from [[Villanova University]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Award-Winning Journalist and NBC News Anchor Lester Holt to Deliver Villanova University's 2023 Commencement Address {{!}} Villanova University |url=https://www1.villanova.edu/university/media/press-releases/2023/2023-commencement-speaker.html |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=www1.villanova.edu |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528204412/https://www1.villanova.edu/university/media/press-releases/2023/2023-commencement-speaker.html |url-status=live }}</ref>