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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Confusion reigns after flight restrictions imposed in El Paso, but what happened?
The sudden and surprising closure of airspace over El Paso, Texas this week snarled airport operations and led to questions over what led to the confusion.
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Southwest Airlines officially makes change to assigned seats
NBC Chicago’s Stefan Holt takes a look at what Southwest Airlines passengers can expect as the airline changes to assigned seating.
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Cuts are only way to solve Chicago budget woes, Mayor Johnson's opponents say
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s opponents in City Hall say cuts are the only way to solve Chicago’s budget woes, pointing to a study the city paid $3 million for. NBC Chicago’s Stefan Holt takes a look.
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Airstrikes continue in Israel, Iran as talks begin in Europe
The European Union began holding talks as airstrikes continue across Israel and Iran. NBC 5’s Stefan Holt has more.
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Abrego Garcia returns to U.S., now facing criminal charges
New developments came Friday in the case of a Maryland man mistakenly deported by the Trump administration. NBC 5’s Stefan Holt has more.
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Federal Judge Temporarily Halts Enforcement of Illinois' Assault Weapons Ban
Note: The video in the player above is from a previous story. A federal judge in downstate Illinois announced a ruling in a lawsuit Friday afternoon, temporarily blocking enforcement of the state’s controversial assault weapons ban. Judge Stephen McGlynn in the Southern District of Illinois issued a preliminary injunction in a consolidated lawsuit involving several gun owners and gun...
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Toothless in Chicago: Top 10 Towns Where Most, Fewest Seniors Have Lost All Their Teeth — and What It Tells Us
NBC 5 Investigates and Telemundo Chicago Investigates looked at the most recent federal health data on people 65 and over who’ve lost all their teeth. We parsed the numbers down to every one of more than 500 ZIP codes in the greater Chicago area, including northwest Indiana and southeast Wisconsin, and found that the basic fact of losing your teeth appears...
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Sleepless in Chicago: Top 10 Areas, Towns Where Residents Get the Most, Least Sleep and How It Affects Them
NBC 5 Investigates analyzed local sleep data, drilling down to every zip code in the greater Chicago area, including northwest Indiana and southeast Wisconsin.
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City of Waukegan Settled With Man Beaten by Officer for $300K, Agreement Shows
The City of Waukegan agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man beaten in August 2019 by a police officer who fatally shot another man the following year, according to documents obtained by NBC 5 Investigates. That officer, Dante Salinas, was fired from the department following the shooting and has since been indicted in connection with both incidents.
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Chicago Taxpayers Could Be on the Hook for 6-Figure Penalty in Public Records Dispute
A Cook County judge on Wednesday ordered the city of Chicago to turn over discovery records by Thursday afternoon in a legal dispute that could potentially leave taxpayers on the hook for a six-figure penalty – and could have been avoided if the city had followed the law.
