Lester Holt anchors ‘Nightly’ from Studio 1A on election eve

By Michael P. Hill November 5, 2018

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After Kate Snow used the studio Sunday night, weekday anchor Lester Holt also originated “NBC Nightly News” from Studio 1A, which has been transformed to the NBC Election Center — though Holt referred to it as the “Election Headquarters.”

During the open, NBC used a shot of an augmented reality floating “The Vote” logo over the Rockefeller Plaza ice skating rink.