The Resume

(March 8, 1959- )
Host of MSNBC's 'Lester Holt Live'
Co-host of 'Today Weekend Edition'
Frequent fill-in anchor for 'The Today Show'
Anchor for WBBM-Chicago (1986-2000)
Anchor for WCBS-New York (1981-82)
Appeared in 'Primal Fear,' 'Miracle on 34th Street' and 'The Fugitive'

Why he might be annoying:

He is a self-described 'news junkie.'
He is nicknamed 'Iron Pants' for his ability to maintain composure on long work days.
He is often rumored to be competing with Brian Williams for top NBC news anchor.
He said he was hired in part because of his race at WBBM-Chicago due to a potential boycott by Rev. Jesse Jackson.
He worried 'fluffier' stories on 'Today Weekend Edition' would tarnish his reputation as a serious journalist.

Why he might not be annoying:

He gained prominence by frequently anchoring news coverage of the War in Iraq for upwards of nine consecutive hours.
He is well respected by peers for his strong work ethic.
He won the 'Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award (1990).'
He majored in government at California State University.
He plays bass guitar.

Credit: D

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 29th Annual Junior Cotillions' Ten Best Mannered People [2020] (Ranked: 8)
• 30 Rock - Cameos
• Born on International Women’s Day [March 8] (Ranked: 1959)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [March] (Ranked: 3081959)
• Charlamagne Tha God Named Me Donkey of the Day
• D's Profiles [Series 01]
• Horse Faces
• Ice Pop's Most Trusted News Anchors [2020] (Ranked: 1)
• Mediaite's 75 Most Influential in News Media [2021] (Ranked: 28)
• Mediaite's 75 Most Influential in News Media [2022] (Ranked: 8)
• Mediaite's 75 Most Influential in News Media [2023] (Ranked: 41)
• News
• One World: Together at Home [April 18, 2020]
• Playgirl Magazine's 10 Sexiest Newscasters [October 2004] (Ranked: 10)
• Presidential Debate Moderators [United States] (Ranked: 2016)
• Profiles 13251-13500 (Ranked: 13480)
• Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential of 2016 [April 2016]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 39 Votes: 7.69% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 325 Votes: 46.46% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 138 Votes: 45.65% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 22 Votes: 4.55% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 410 Votes: 46.83% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 393 Votes: 47.84% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 33 Votes: 21.21% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 756 Votes: 89.15% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 29 Votes: 24.14% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 27 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 42 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 167 Votes: 50.30% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 374 Votes: 59.89% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 50 Votes: 36.00% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 71 Votes: 39.44% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 119 Votes: 49.58% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 206 Votes: 53.88% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 396 Votes: 52.78% Annoying