NBC Universal chief executive Steve Burke said NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt “ended up doing a very good job” in his role as moderator of Monday night’s first debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
Deadline reports Burke, speaking in a keynote forum at the Royal Television Society Conference in London Tuesday, said the debate was “nerve wracking” for him—he watched at 4 a.m. UK time with colleagues, all of whom were “very worried and concerned for Lester.”
“The environment is so tough right now for anybody moderating anything to try and make sure that it’s a fair debate,” he said. Burke also defended NBC Nightly News’ coverage of the election campaign, saying the channel had “done a very good job handling the election and trying to get the right issues out, but it’s a very interesting time.”
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