▁ 1 1   pm ▁news ▁programs ▁for ▁the ▁station . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Hol t ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁His ▁father , ▁L ester ▁Hol t , ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁anchor ▁for ▁W BB M - TV . ▁His ▁mother , ▁the ▁former ▁Carol ▁H agen , ▁had ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁flight ▁att endant . ▁ ▁Hol t ▁is ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁Pe pp erd ine ▁University ▁in ▁Mal ib u , ▁California . ▁During ▁his ▁college ▁years , ▁he ▁intern ed ▁at ▁K ABC - TV ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁N BC ▁News ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Hol t ' s ▁first ▁job ▁was ▁at ▁W P BF , ▁the ▁ABC - TV ▁affili ate ▁in ▁West ▁Pal m ▁Beach , ▁Florida . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁station ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁as ▁a ▁rep orter ▁and ▁week end ▁news ▁anchor . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Hol t ▁moved ▁to ▁N BC ' s ▁Chicago ▁TV ▁station ▁W MA Q ▁as ▁a ▁rep orter ▁and ▁anchor . ▁E ight ▁months ▁later ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁week day ▁news ▁anchor ▁for ▁the ▁ 4 : 3 0   am ▁– ▁ 7 am ▁new sc ast . ▁ ▁Hol t ▁was ▁named ▁anchor ▁of ▁the ▁ 4   pm ▁new sc ast ▁on ▁W N BC - TV ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁In ▁