Nicholas Capote

Conceptualized, directed and produced long-form narrative content across all news division platforms for leading ABC News anchor, David Muir. Notable broadcasts include Breaking Point (2016), a prime-time 20/20 documentary chronicling New England’s heroin epidemic; Refugees in America (2016), a Nightline special edition tracking the backlash against U.S. bound Syrian refugees; and Inside Guantanamo (2016), which examines the controversial plan to close down the notorious prison and transfer remaining detainees. I also managed multiple teams as a rotating Senior Producer for World News Tonight, overseeing daily production for a demanding rundown of stories.

Produced a wide range of long-form magazine stories under tight deadlines, from development through the edit. Notable projects include several half-hour special edition broadcasts like the Emmy-winning War for Paradise (2013) documenting the battle to seize control of Rio’s slums; the Emmy-nominated Risking it All (2015) chronicling the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean; The Hunt for White Gold (2013) investigating West Africa’s black market ivory trade and Inside Fukushima (2014) examining the ongoing fallout of Japan’s nuclear disaster. I also produced meticulously researched investigations on major domestic issues like the child sex abuse scandal in the Jehovah’s Witnesses church, NYPD’s stop and frisk program, and the gun industry’s marketing to children. I contributed multiple reports to ABC’s Peabody-winning Hurricane Sandy coverage and Nightline’s primetime magazine show: Nightline Prime.