When Lester Holt shared his scrapbook of newspaper clippings on NBC Nightly News In 1969, Holt was just 10 years old, living on an Air Force base with his family in Alaska.

One of the show’s biggest selling points is the casting of Jim, who is played by Josh Holloway in his return to TV after successful stints in Lost, Colony and Yellowstone.

Lester is a grandfather of three to grandchildren aged 7, 5, and 3. NBC Nightly News With Tom Llamas, Weeknights, 6:30/5:30c, NBC More Headlines: Did Lester Holt Retire?

As Lester Holt ’s time at NBC Nightly News came to a halt on Friday, May 30, the anchor shared his gratitude to viewers on air, and viewers reciprocated the appreciation on social media.