Nick Natario
During Nick's time, he's won a regional Emmy award, and New York State Associated Press award for enterprise reporting. Nick also had a day named after him in Fort Bend County for his efforts to help people in the Houston area find work.
During the pandemic, he launched ABC13's Who's Hiring Job Fair. When the pandemic caused massive layoffs, Nick worked with Workforce Solutions to create a virtual event to connect employers with job seekers. The event, which launched in April of 2020, continues to help people find new jobs, and introduce them to new careers through various educational opportunities in the region. During Nick's time at ABC13, he spent two weeks in Austin covering the Texas Attorney General impeachment trial, traveled to Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Tampa Bay and Kansas City for Houston sports team coverage, and covered numerous severe weather events, including Hurricane Harvey, which hit his first week on the job.
Prior to Houston, Nick worked at four other TV stations. He got his start in Elmira, New York. He then worked in Burlington, Vermont, Savannah, Georgia and Indianapolis, Indiana. Nick is a proud graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. He graduated with a dual degree in radio, television and news and American history.
In Nick's spare time, he enjoys running. He has tackled several 5Ks, 10Ks and a half-marathon race. He also loves to travel, especially to Walt Disney World. Nick visits the Orlando-area theme parks around four times a year. A reason why he goes so much is that Nick is a girl dad. His daughter, Ellie, was born in 2022. Nick likes to say being a dad is his best assignment to date.
Nick's Stories
NASA lays out its moon base plans with Texas ties to make it happen
Only weeks have passed since NASA sent humans further in space than ever before. While the agency achieved something new, on Tuesday afternoon, NASA said it's only the beginning.
Ebola health screenings at Bush Airport for certain passengers begin Tuesday
Houston is one of three airports in the entire country that will accept travelers from the outbreak zone in Central Africa, and passengers from impacted areas are expected to arrive as early as Tuesday.
IAH is one of three airports where certain passengers will receive Ebola health screenings, CBP says
Bush Intercontinental Airport will be one of three U.S. entry points for passengers from countries affected by an Ebola outbreak.
Experts believe we could see record-breaking gas prices this summer
While Texas has the lowest gas prices in the country, AAA says the Lone Star State has seen the steepest increase among most other states.
Records reveal how many more parking tickets Galveston has issued with its mail program
Records reveal Galveston's mail ticket program has issued tens of thousands more violations to beachgoers, and the island is raking in hundreds of thousands more dollars from it.
Newly proposed FEMA maps could add nearly 200k Harris County homes to at-risk areas, research shows
Recently released FEMA flood maps were the focus of a Baker Institute conference that explored how the proposal could have major impacts across Harris County.
New Galveston college shipfitting program allows students to learn for free and get paid
If you're looking for a new career building ships, but don't want the student debt that comes with it, there's a new program in Galveston to do something that hasn't been done in decades.
'A nightmare': Passenger describes frantic moments during deadly Galveston officer-involved shooting
A passenger described the frantic moments that took place during traffic stop that turned deadly involving a Galveston officer.
Fort Bend Co. could see substantial growth in the next 24 years, new report says
University of Houston political science professor Jeronimo Cortina said the county could reach over 2 million residents by 2050.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo warns the budget deficit could impact fees and services
If you're worried about paying a new City of Houston trash fee, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said just wait until what could be coming due to their deficit.