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Lester Holt’s Rare Photos With Longtime Wife Carol Hagen Over the Years Prove Their Love Is Endless

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Feb 24, 2025 2:38 pm·

By Samantha Agate

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Lester Holt has been married to wife Carol Hagen for more than 40 years! The longtime couple has experienced many of life’s greatest gifts together, including parenthood and becoming grandparents. Over the years, they’ve stepped out together for rare red carpet appearances, proving that their love is still going strong.

In February 2025, Lester announced that he was leaving NBC Nightly News to focus on Dateline full time.

“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. It has truly been the honor of a lifetime to work with each of you every day, keeping journalism as our true north and our viewers at the center of everything we do,” he said.

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Lester Holt Rare Photos With Wife Carol Hagen Over the Years

October 2014

The lovebirds were photographed together at the Nightcrawler premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on October 27, 2014, in New York City.

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2014

Lester and Carol, who share sons Stefan and Cameron Holt, attended The Imitation Game premiere in New York City at the Ziegfeld Theater on November 17, 2014.

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2015

Lester and Carol arrived in style at The California Museum on October 28, 2015, in Sacramento, California.

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September 2015

She supported her husband at the Dateline season 24 premiere event.

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2016

They were once again by each other’s sides at The Hollywood Reporter‘s 5th Annual 35 Most Powerful People in New York Media event on April 6, 2016.

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2017

Lester was honored at the Museum of the Moving Image with the Award for Achievement in Media and Entertainment at the Park Hyatt Hotel New York on June 6, 2017.

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2018

They looked happier than ever at the 2018 Rescue Dinner hosted by IRC at New York Hilton Midtown on November 1, 2018.

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2024

Carol joined Lester at the White House in Washington, D.C., for the State Dinner during Kenyan President William Ruto’s official State Visit to the U.S. on Thursday, May 23, 2024.

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