Tom Llamas
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Thomas Edward Llamas ( YAH-mahs; born July 2, 1979) is an American journalist working for NBC News as the anchor of NBC Nightly News and Top Story with Tom Llamas. He worked for ABC News as the weekend anchor of ABC World News Tonight from 2014 until 2021, before joining NBC News as the senior national correspondent and anchor for NBC News Now, hosting Top Story with Tom Llamas, and serving as a substitute anchor for Today and NBC Nightly News. On March 5, 2025, Llamas was named to succeed Lester Holt as host and managing editor of NBC Nightly News beginning June 2, 2025. Llamas is the first Latino anchor of an American nightly news broadcast. Llamas has won multiple Emmy Awards for his reporting in addition to two Edward R. Murrow awards.
Infobox
Born
Thomas Edward Llamas (1979-07-02) July 2, 1979 Miami, Florida, U .
Alma mater
Loyola University New Orleans (B .)
Occupations
Television news anchor and television journalist
Years active
2000–present
Employer
NBCUniversal
Agent
UTA
Notable credit(s)
ABC World News Tonight Sunday (anchor/weekday correspondent) (2014–2021) NBC News (correspondent/substitute anchor) Top Story with Tom Llamas (anchor) (2021–present) Today (substitute news anchor) (2021–2025) NBC Nightly News (anchor) (2025–present)
Spouse
Jennifer Llamas (m. 2006)
Children
3
Tables
· References
Preceded byLester Holt
Preceded byLester Holt
Media offices
Preceded byLester Holt
Media offices
NBC Nightly News Weekday Edition Anchor
2025–present
Media offices
Succeeded byIncumbent
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| Preceded byLester Holt | NBC Nightly News Weekday Edition Anchor 2025–present | Succeeded byIncumbent |
References
- Spera, Keith. "Meet Tom Llamas, the Loyola University grad who is the new 'NBC Nightly News' anchor," The Times-Picayunehttps://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/keith_spera/loyola-grad-tom-llamas-is-the-new-nbc-nightly-news-anchor/article_8a5295f3-6a0b-479c-bfdc-44977f399e4e.html
- "The Tom Llamas Era Begins on NBC Nightly News"https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/tom-llamas-nbc-nightly-news-watch/
- "Loyola alumni, NBC anchor and producer kicks-off centennial, speaks to journalism students"http://www.loyno.edu/news/story/2012/4/10/2810
- HuffPosthttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/jordana-zizmor/tom-llamas-interview_b_1572161.html
- Miami Heraldhttps://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article314350663.html
- ABC Newshttps://web.archive.org/web/20190906171508/https://abcnews.go.com/News/tom-llamas-abc-news-official-biography/story?id=29327976
- msnhttps://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/tv/who-is-tom-llamas-and-who-is-his-wife-quick-facts-about-the-new-nbc-nightly-news-anchor/ar-AA1AkfQw
- instagramhttps://instagram.com/p/DG4G_z-zrYp/
- Miami Heraldhttps://www.miamiherald.com/miami-com/miami-com-news/article305037111.html
- Adweekhttps://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/tom-llamas-leaves-wnbc-for-abc-news/
- Deadlinehttps://deadline.com/2015/03/cecilia-vega-tom-llamas-new-abc-world-news-tonight-weekend-anchors-1201384218/
- Deadlinehttps://deadline.com/2017/01/tom-llamas-abc-world-news-tonight-weekend-anchor-cecilia-vega-jonathan-karl-abc-news-1201897376/
- The Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2016/05/31/how-to-get-donald-trump-to-call-you-a-sleaze-on-national-television/
- CNNhttp://www.cnn.com/2015/08/21/politics/donald-trump-abc-news/
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2021/tv/news/tom-llanas-nbc-news-abc-news-tv-1234892905/
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2021/04/tom-llamas-nbc-news-senior-national-correspondent-1234744117/
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2021/tv/news/tom-llamas-nbc-news-live-streaming-primetime-1234960534/
- NBC Newshttps://www.nbcnews.com/media/tom-llamas-anchor-nbc-nightly-news-rcna194961
- The Hollywood Reporterhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/future-network-tv-evening-news-ai-anchors-1236234943/
- Radio Television Digital News Associationhttps://web.archive.org/web/20160421165803/http://rtdna.org/content/2013_regional_edward_r_murrow_award_winners