Bosses were previously said to be fearful at the prospect of Llamas assuming such a position, at a time where ABC's World News Tonight already rakes in more than 1million sets of eyes nightly.

Lester Holt’s “NBC Nightly News” replacement has been named. Tom Llamas, who has been at NBC since 2021, will take over the prestigious news anchor role. The longtime journalist, 45, ...

By Alex Weprin Media & Business Writer NBC News has found the next anchor of its flagship evening newscast, NBC Nightly News. The network says that Tom Llamas will step into the role later this ...