article_snippet: Holt, 55, has been with NBC News since 2000 and before that worked as a news anchor in Chicago for 14 years.
article_snippet: Williams called Holt a wise choice for the role.
article_snippet: Holt has unassailable credentials, works hard and does the job without drawing attention to Holt, Kaplan said.
article_snippet: Holt is choosing to keep Holt head down and do the job, not speaking publicly about Holt role.
article_snippet: Holt's an accomplished bass guitar player, but Holt's not going on entertainment programs to show Holt chops or swap stories about the news business.
article_snippet: Holt could lose Holt job if bosses decide Holt has brought Holt into disrepute after it emerged
article_snippet: The 55-year-old faces the possibility of being fired because of a 'morality clause' in Holt contract that says Holt role can be terminated if Holt brings Holt into disrepute.
article_snippet: The defining clause in Holt contract said: 'If artist commits any act or becomes involved in any situation, or occurrence, which brings artist into public disrepute, contempt, scandal or ridicule, or which justifiably shocks, insults or offends a significant portion of the community, or if publicity is given to any such conduct . . .
highlights_snippet: Today host, 43, has been lined up to temporarily fill in for Lester Holt .
  