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https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/lester-holt-commentary-nbc-nightly-news-tv-1234625076/

At NBC's 'Nightly News,' Lester Holt Offers Empathy While Reporting on Coronavirus and Racial Inequality

2020-06-04 05:15:54, Brian Steinberg, Variety

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Word Count:
1006

Words/Sentence:
23

Reading Time:
6.71 min

Reading Quality:
Intermediate

Readability:
11th or 12th

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He believes on some nights, viewers appreciate "a way through words to acknowledge this broader pain, and unease and anxiety."

Should "Nightly News" regulars expect to hear commentary on most nights going forward?

"It's kind of a touchstone for people."

All three evening-news programs have gained momentum in recent weeks, though there are new signs that viewership may erode as the nation attempts to open businesses and recreation facilities more widely.

He may find time for another while traveling to Minneapolis, where on Thursday he is expected to anchor "NBC Nightly News" from that city in the wake of a memorial service being held for George Floyd, the Black man who died while in police custody and on camera.

"I think we are seeing a revival with the evening news," says Bob Schieffer, the longtime CBS News anchor who led both "CBS Evening News" and "Face The Nation" for periods of time.

In the current race among networks, "Nightly" is second to ABC's "World News Tonight," but head of "CBS Evening News."

Commentary on the evening news has waxed and waned.

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NBC Nightly News

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