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NBC's Journalist Lester Holt Married Life with Wife of 34 Years Carol Hagen: Couple shares two Children

Updated On 12 Dec, 2017 Published On 21 Oct, 2016
NBC's Journalist Lester Holt Married Life with Wife of 34 Years Carol Hagen: Couple shares two Children

Lester Don Holt, Jr.,an American journalist has been married for over 30 years with Carol Hagen, a licensed real estate agent. The couple has two children, Stefan and Cameron Holt.

Couples like Lester Holt and Carol Hagen have maintained people’s faith in love as they have been married for 34 years and have still managed to continue their marriage even with several ups and downs.

Lester Holt, 57, married Carol Hagen, 57 in 1982. Holt met Hagen in 1980 when she was a flight attendant. They met while he was still studying at California State University and started working in the New York City by the time they were married.

The couple has two children, Stefan and Cameron Holt. The family shares a very close bond and spends a lot of time together.

Secret Behind The Healthy Marriage Of Lester Holt And Carol Hagen

It has already been 34-years, and they still look so much in love with each it is somehow like a miracle in today's context.  In an interview, Holt said that laughing is the secret behind their long marriage.          

In an interview, Holt said that laughing is the secret behind their long marriage. In an interview with Extra TV in June 2015, Holt said that the reason why they have been married for so long is that they laugh a lot.

He said,

“We laugh a lot, we really do. I can be silly, she can be sillier. We just laugh through things and we know that everything, tough times will be a story at some point and boy have I put her through some tough times with this job.”

Similarly, Lester and Carol travel often to keep their marriage alive and interesting. Carol is often seen tweeting pictures of her and her husband traveling to different places.

Likewise, they also support and respect each other's career which might be another reason for them being together happily even after so many years. 

Whatever, maybe the reason we just love them together and want them to remain just like this for the rest of their lives. 

Ups And Downs In The Married Life Of Lester Holt And Carol Hagen

Lester and Carol have had their share of ups and downs, and a little bit of drama in their marriage as the rumors spread that Lester was having an extra-marital affair with one of his crew members, the ideal couple got slightly wounded.

The rumors also stated that Carol was going to split with Lester but stayed in that marriage only for her children.

Whatever the reason for them getting over the rumors may be, hope this wonderful couple remains alive and together till death do them apart. Hopefully, the couple will maintain people’s belief in forever. 

Professional Career Of Lester Holt And Carol Hagen

Lester Holt is currently working as an anchor of the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News and Dateline NBC.

He became the interim weeknight NBC Nightly News anchor on 9 February 2015 filling in suspended managing director and anchor Brian Williams.

Eventually, in June 2015, he was made the permanent anchor of NBC Nightly News. In his amazing career, he has covered several wide range stories such as hosting about 9/11 conspiracy theories for The History Channel.

Likewise, he also hosted an edition of Dateline NBC, Dateline on ID on the Investigation Discovery network and narrated a documentary regarding the actual crystal skulls on the Sci-Fi channel.  

Similarly, Carol Hagen is a licensed real estate agent and has frequently relocated along with Holt for his work. Carol has played a great role as an understanding wife and held the family together.

Carol has proven to be a very devoted wife and has been very patient with her husband’s work and schedule over three decades of her marriage.

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