Stefan Holt is an award-winning journalist and co-anchor of NBC 5 News at 5, 6 and 10 p.m., alongside Allison Rosati.
A Chicago native, Stefan returned to NBC 5 in 2020 after anchoring at WNBC-TV in New York, where he covered major national stories. His first chapter in Chicago included nearly five years anchoring the NBC 5 Morning News.
He has earned multiple Chicago and New York Emmy Awards, including a 2022 Emmy for his investigative series “Flying Under the Radar,” which explored the barriers airline pilots face when seeking mental health treatment. He was also part of the team honored with a national Edward R. Murrow Award for coverage of the 2019 police standoff in Jersey City. He was among the first U.S. journalists to report live from Havana following the death of Fidel Castro.
Stefan began his career in West Palm Beach, Florida, as a weekend anchor and reporter at WPBF-TV.
A certificated commercial pilot, he frequently reports on aviation and transportation safety.
Stefan and his wife, Morgan, are the proud parents of three boys.
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Dozens of Teachers Reinstated After School Tax Increase
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Baby Girl Bitten in Face by Dog at Queens Home: Police
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Officials Remove Small Vintage Plane That Crashed in Hudson River
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Man Plunges to Death During Large NYC Gang Raid: NYPD
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