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 announced Monday that he will end his tenure as an NBC Nightly News anchor in early summer. "After 10 years, 17 if you include my years on the weekends, the time has come for me to step away from my role as anchor of Nightly News,

Lester Holt is signing off from the “NBC Nightly News” desk for good. The anchor will step down from the long-running program in June, NBC announced on Feb. 24. Though Holt’s successor has yet to be named,