Carol Hagen and Lester Holt met while he was still a radio reporter. NBC news anchor Lester Holt has had a long and impactful career as a reporter, and through it all, he's credited his wife, Carol Hagen, for being his rock. The pair met when Carol was a flight attendant and Lester was a radio reporter in California, but shortly into their relationship, Lester was moving across the country to become a TV news reporter in New York City, and Carol was following him there.
Less than a year later, Carol and Lester got married in California, where they'd soon move back to follow another new gig for Lester. Despite the constant moving, they didn't hesitate to start a family when they were living together in Chicago.
Together, they share two children: Stefan and Cameron. When asked about the secret to their marriage, Lester had a simple answer: laughter. I can be silly, she can be sillier, and we just laugh through things," he told Extra. So who is Lester Holt's wife? Here's everything to know about Carol Hagen and her relationship with the news anchor.
One day, while they were heading out on a date, Lester got called by his job, asking him to cover a breaking news story of a forest fire in the Napa Valley. Not wanting to cancel their date, Lester asked Carol if she'd accompany him. A forest fire — that could be considered a hot date! Talking to Extra in , Lester reflected on this aspect of his wife's support that's been present from the beginning. They were both 23 years old. They first met when Carol was working as a flight attendant at United Airlines, and after being laid off from the company in , Carol followed Lester to New York when he was offered a job at WCBS, reporting on camera.
She continued to follow him on other cross-country moves in pursuit of different news reporting opportunities, from New York to Chicago to California, where they both hail from and where they got married.
