NBC’s veteran anchor Lester Holt will soon be stepping down from the network’s flagship “Nightly News” broadcast

Lester Holt, the trusted face of “NBC Nightly News” for the past decade, is stepping down from the newscast this summer. Holt will continue to host “Dateline NBC,” the network’s prime time newsmagazine.

Holt has been a calming presence at NBC News, where his unflappable and low-key demeanor helped the news division move forward after a period of tumult. He took over “Nightly” duties after his predecessor, Brian Williams, was removed following scrutiny of claims the latter made about the details of a reporting trip to Iraq.