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
Fort Bend County attorney takes commissioners to court over a potential new legal department
After calling an upcoming agenda item "political retribution," the Fort Bend County attorney is taking four commissioners to court.
Fort Bend County commissioners' return from boycott may be short-lived
Two boycotting Fort Bend County commissioners returned on Monday, but their presence may be short-lived.
Fulshear council proposes a tax rate increase that would be one of the largest in years
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Advanced manufacturing is expanding in Houston and it's leading to hundreds of jobs
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Harris County budget proposal could increase property taxes by hundreds of dollars
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3 deputies' access to Flock cameras suspended, Harris County Sheriff's Office says
Three deputies have been suspended from using Flock Safety's system a day after the company announced new safeguards to prevent law enforcement from misusing its cameras, HCSO said.
How the Fort Bend County commissioners' boycott could impact homeowners' property taxes
The two Democratic members, Commissioners Grady Prestage and Dexter McCoy, have boycotted meetings with legal questions surrounding interim Judge Daniel Wong.
Galveston County considers time off policy that would decrease vacation, and impact retiree payouts
After working years and saving for retirement, some Galveston County employees are fearful it could all be lost if a new policy is adopted.
Fort Bend County commissioners boycott could soon impact the county's finances
While most county business can be conducted with three commissioners present, the county's budget needs one more to pass. If the boycotting commissioners don't show, it could lead to budget cuts.
New report shows how much money HPD and HFD are spending on overtime
A new report outlines how much of your taxpayer money is going just into overtime for Houston's police and fire departments.