Stefan Holt Biography
Stefan Holt is an American Emmy Award-winning Anchor and Reporter working for WMAQ-TV NBC 5 Chicago in Illinois as a weekday evening anchor. Prior to re-joining the station in October 2020, he worked for WNBC-TV.
Stefan Holt Age
Holt was born in the year 1987 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. He is therefore 36 years old as of 2023. However, he has not yet disclosed the date and month he was born, therefore it is difficult to know when he celebrates his birthday.
Stefan Holt Height
Holt stands at an approximate height of 6 feet and 3 inches.
Stefan Holt Family
Holt was born to Carol Hagen-Holt (mother) and Lester Holt (father). His mom is a realtor based in New York City and a former flight attendant. Holt posted his mom’s photo on his Instagram Page on May 9, 2022, wishing her a Happy Mother’s Day. He grew up in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois alongside his one brother, Cameron.
Stefan Holt Father
Holt’s dad, Lester Holt, is a famous American Award-winning Anchor and Reporter, known for working at Dateline NBC, NBC Nightly News Kids Edition, and NBC Nightly News as a weekday evening news anchor. Lester is 54 years old as of 2023 having been born on March 8, 1959.
Stefan Holt Wife / Children
Holt is a married man and his spouse is Morgan. They tied the knot in July 2012 while they were both in college. They first met in college (at Pepperdine University). The couple takes great pride in being dad and mom to their 3 sons: Henry (firstborn), Sam (secondborn), and James (lastborn). Henry is 5 years old as of 2023 having been born in the year 2017. James is 2 years old as of 2023 having been born in September 2021. Holt often posts his wife’s and sons’ photos on his Instagram Page. The family resides happily in Chicago, Illinois.
Stefan Holt Net Worth
Holt has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million and $5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as an Anchor and Reporter.
Stefan Holt Salary
Holt earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Stefan Holt Career and Education
Holt is a proud 2009 alumnus of Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science (graduated cum laude). He also earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast telecommunications from the same university. Holt has had a diverse and extensive career in journalism.
Holt serves at NBC Chicago – WMAQ as a weekday evening news co-anchor, appearing on the 4 and 10 PM newscasts, alongside Allison Rosati and Marion Brooks. This is his second stint at the station – his first stint was from 2011 to 2016, and he worked as a news reporter and weekday morning (4:30 – 7 AM) news anchor, appearing on “NBC 5 News Today”. After his first stint at NBC Chicago, Holt went to work for WNBC-TV in New York as an evening (4 and 11 PM) news anchor, for 4 years (2016 – September 2020).
While in college, Holt had an internship with 2 stations: NBC News in London and KABC-TV in Los Angeles, California. He started his journalism career at WPBF-TV in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he worked as a weekend news anchor and reporter. Over the years of his career, Holt has reported on many stories. He was among the earliest American reporters to share live updates from Havana after the passing of Fidel Castro (former Cuban President). Additionally, he teamed up to host news reports during the Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C. in the year 2017.
Throughout Holt’s journalism career, he has earned several awards and honors for his outstanding reporting and anchoring work. He holds a number of New York and Chicago Emmy Awards. For contributing to the reporting of the fatal police standoff in Jersey City, New Jersey in the year 2019, Holt was honored with a national Edward R. Murrow Award. Besides being a journalist, Holt is also a licensed pilot. Being a big fan of aviation, he holds an instrument rating as a pilot and often talks about the airline industry and safety in transportation.
Stefan Holt NBC 5 Chicago – WMAQ-TV
Holt is working at WMAQ-TV where he works alongside other famous WMAQ-TV meteorologists, anchors, and reporters including;
- Bennett Haeberle
- Cortney Hall
- Alex Maragos
- Kye Martin
- Natalie Martinez
- Brant Miller
- JC Navarrete
- Art Norman
- Lauren Petty
Stefan Holt Social Media Platforms
He is active on his social media accounts and is often seen posting on his Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. He has over 13.7K followers on Instagram.