| Personal Information Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Stefan Holt |
| Mother / Mom | Carol Hagen |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | Born in 1987. As of 2025, he is around 38 years old. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Wife / Spouse / Partner / Dating | Married. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
| Who did Stefan Holt replace? | He took over from long-time anchor Chuck Scarborough. |
| Children / No. of Kids | 3 |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | Mixed |
| Nationality | American |
Wiki Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Stefan Holt is a news anchor, reporter, and journalist who works for NBC New York.
- Born to succeed, Stefan comes from a family of high quality, elite journalists, but he has managed to forge his own legacy away from that of his family members.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Holt was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, by his parents, Lester Holt (father) and Carol Hagen (mother).
- He is one of two children in his family and has a sibling named Cameron Holt. Stefan’s father Lester is a renowned journalist and is best known for being the anchor of Dateline NBC and NBC Nightly News.
- Stefan’s paternal grandparents are Lester Sr. and June Holt.
- Holt is biracial and is of mixed white and black ethnicity.
- While studying at Pepperdine University, Holt met and fell in love with a girl named Morgan. The couple married in 2012 and held their wedding reception in Santa Monica, California, at the Fairmount Miramar Hotel. They have two sons named Henry and Sam. Stefan announced that he is expecting a third boy in 2021.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- Holt attended Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism and Political Science in 2009.
- He initially wanted to become a fighter pilot when he was younger but his fear of heights led him to switch career paths midway.
Work, Career, Salary and Net Worth :
- During his time at Pepperdine, Stefan worked as an intern in LA at the KABC-TV network. He also briefly interned in London for NBC News.
- After graduating from college, he moved to West Palm Beach in Florida to work for WPBF, covering various news bulletins, natural disasters, and political events. He left the station in 2011 to join NBC 5 in Chicago. He was quickly promoted to NBC 5 News Today’s co-host just one year after joining the station &spent five years working in Chicago before moving to New York.
- As of 2025, Holt works for NBC 4 News New York. He joined the team as one of their anchors and has spent several years covering various news bulletins and traveling around the USA and the world.
- Stefan was fortunate enough to become one of a handful of journalists from the USA who covered the death of the former Cuban President Fidel Castro in Havana, Cuba.
- He also covered one of the Presidential debates, which was held at Hofstra University.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Stefan is passionate about aviation and is mentions that he is an ‘Armchair Rated Fighter Pilot’ as well as an ‘instrument-rated private pilot’ on his Twitter bio.
- He is quite popular and active on various social media platforms that include Instagram and Twitter (now called X) and has more than 30,000 followers on all of his platforms combined.
- For his journalism work, Holt has been awarded the Outstanding Regional News Story Emmy Award in the News and Documentary category.
- When he is not working, Stefan enjoys spending as much time with his family as possible. He especially enjoys spending quality father and son time with his young boys.