TODAY   |  November 24, 2012

Holt to Holt: Lester co-anchors with son Stefan

Lester wasn’t at the anchor desk on TODAY this weekend, instead using his day off to co-anchor with his son, who is the morning anchor at the NBC affiliate in Chicago.

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>>> he was off enjoying his thanksgiving with his son chicago and stephane's new wife morgan. the first time the newlyweds hosted thanksgiving dinner . also another first this weekend for lester and stephane, because on friday, lester joined stephane, the morning anchor at wmaq, our nbc station in chicago. the two of them co-anchored the noon newscast.

>> i can't tell you how pleased i am to be able to work with your son every day.

>> it's a blast to work with you today, too.

>> this is a real treat. actually, i'm not sorry i invited myself. we've got a lot more ahead. coming up, stephane hosts his very first thanksgiving.

>> and you really did give up that day off. he's the hardest working man.

>> if you were going to learn from someone doing television, i can't think of anyone other than lester . how old is his son?

>> he's only 25.

>> 25?

>> we all may need to be worried, i think.

>> at 25, i was in lincoln, nebraska.

>> but it worked out okay, didn't it?

>> it was great. one of the best years of my life.

>> i had an interview there and they didn't call me back. [ laughter ]

>> they really made a great team.

>> lester said he was a little bit nervous going in.

>> we need to find out if lester was story counting.

>> he may have. i heard a little piece of tape earlier where stephane said dad, you're stealing my read.

>>> still to come, in the kitchen to spice up your leftovers. but first, these messages.