But
during
those
unprecedented
times,
while
he
was
busy
pushing
through
tech
issues
and
phone
calls
with
engineers
to
successfully
host
Nightly
News
from
his
home,
Holt’s
iconic
tagline
was
born.
“These
were
dark
days,”
he
recalled
of
the
COVID-19
pandemic,
“and
we’re
telling
stories
of
freezer
trucks
on
the
streets
of
New
York
with
the
remains
of
people.
“I
just
needed
to
have
some
kind
of
a
signal,”
he
added,
“or
some
message
to
the
audience
that
said,
‘Hey,
I
get
it.
We’re
all
in
this
together,
and
this
is
tough.’
And
so
I
started
saying,
‘Take
care
of
yourself
and
each
other.’”
And
though
he
later
found
out
that
he
may
have
accidentally
adopted
that
line
from
Jerry
Springer,
it
became
a
permanent
part
of
the
legacy
he
built
during
his
many
years
hosting
Nightly
News.
