The newscaster will continue his full-time role as the lead anchor of NBC's "Dateline." Seasoned NBC journalist Lester Holt has announced that he is stepping down as the anchor of NBC Nightly News, joining a growing list of newscasters who are parting ways with NBC amid network shakeups.

Lester Holt is stepping down from his role as anchor of “NBC Nightly News,” he announced to staff Monday.Holt, an NBC veteran who has anchored the weeknight show since June 2015, will maintain his role until the start of summer,

Lester Holt, the trusted face of “NBC Nightly News” for the past decade, is stepping down from the newscast this summer. Holt will continue to host “Dateline NBC,” the network’s prime time newsmagazine.