Over the past few months, almost a dozen high-profile news anchors and hosts have left their roles, the latest being Lester Holt and Joy Reid.

Following the announcement that the veteran news anchor would be stepping down from the news show in the summer, his fellow NBC hosts share kind words for their colleague on social media.

Lester Holt announced he will be leaving his anchor position this summer and the show's future anchor position is reportedly being fought over by Tom Llamas versus Senior Washington Correspondent Hall