In a historic move, NBC announced that Cuban-American journalist Tom Llamas will succeed Lester Holt this summer as the new anchor of 'NBC Nightly News,'. This appointment marks the first time a Latino journalist will solo anchor a major network's evening newscast.

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

Mr. Llamas, an anchor on the company’s streaming news service, will succeed Lester Holt, who last month announced his plans to step down.