He will be the first Latino person to host NBC's flagship news program after Lester Holt stepped down to focus on "Dateline."

Holt, who revealed in February that he is stepping down from his longtime anchor role, will take over as the host of 'Dateline' this summer Tom Llamas is taking over for Lester Holt as the new anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News.

Tom Llamas will replace Lester Holt as the face of “NBC Nightly News.” Llamas is expected to take over the anchor seat as well as managing editor duties this summer, the broadcaster shared on Wednesday.