Nearly two decades after the first color televisions hit American stores, Roosevelt Toston was breaking the color barrier in Las Vegas television news. Toston, who became the first African ...

Lester Holt, the first African-American solo anchor of a weekday network nightly newscast, is leaving NBC Nightly News. The 65-year-old will anchor his final broadcast this summer. Holt did not ...

The All Women in Media Foundation has announced the 2025 winners of the annual Gracie Awards, which recognize outstanding ...

In that time, our airwaves have welcomed many different anchors, but few have left behind an impact like Edye, who was our first African-American anchor. Edye grew up in Chicago and had a ...

She joined WBIR as the station's first African American anchor in 1982 to cover the ... according to Knox News archives. "I came during the World's Fair when Knoxville was welcoming a lot of ...

Holt has been with NBC News since 2000 ... He is the first African-American solo anchor of a weekday network nightly newscast.Holt's final air date has not yet been set. CNN contributed to ...