Right here. Move over,
trying to hold back the tears.
Who's that person over here behind me?
How about that? It's a sad day.
Reply to Nick yeah, so this morning,
a hard day for all of us
here at 12 News Daybreak,
because today is the last morning for
us to be together as a Daybreak team.
You've come to know us over the
past couple of years together.
And sadly, Nick,
the big lever is moving on
getting out of the news industry.
And it's been a super fun
couple of years here.
But Nick has actually been in the
news business for the past 20 years,
and this morning we've compiled
a few special moments to
bid him a fond farewell.
It's been said the only
way to do great work is to
love what you do.
Perhaps that's why this guy
was so good at his job.
Starting in the business when
he was just 22 years old,
Nick Canizales quickly moved up the ranks.
He started out as a production
assistant here at 12 news,
actually running the studio cameras and
giving me cues on set 20 years ago.
He then became a news photographer,
shooting news stories around Southeast Texas,
but with his passion for sports
and engaging personality.
He then earned himself a seat
in front of the camera covering
sports for Fox 4 in Beaumont.
After 10 years in Beaumont, Nick moved
to Waco as sports director at KCEN.
That position had him traveling across
the country covering great athletes
like WNBA star Britney Griner,
as her Baylor team won the national
championship and was honored
at the White House in 2019.
Nick even got to cover his favorite NFL team,
the Dallas Cowboys, but after eight
years away from home, Nick decided to.
Returned to Southeast Texas,
this time in a new role as
Co host of 12 News Daybreak.
It was a bit of a change of pace from sports,
but Nick settled right in,
quickly gaining a following, covering
Morning News and winning viewers hearts.
It was evident as they named him the
best of the best as a TV news anchor
by readers of the Beaumont Enterprise.
Maybe that's in part because he feels
like family, and for many he really is.
He was born and raised here and went
on to graduate from PNG High School.
We like to joke each morning that it
seemed at least one of our birthday
shout outs was to his cousin,
aunt, uncle or brother.
Speaking of his brother.
Mike was also a sports anchor for 12
news and the two brothers got to work
together for a short time on air.
While Nick was great at delivering the news,
he was also great at making us all
feel like we were his close friend,
his sense of humor always keeping
us laughing.
We will truly miss it all from his
dance moves to his off key singing.
Nick brought the fun to our
mornings and the food too.
Will not soon forget his morning pancake
breakfast breaks or his breakfast Taco
connections that paid off for all of
us on several occasions while Nick
told me he'll miss his 12 news family
and covering the stories you care.
About he won't miss that 2:00 AM alarm clock.
Can't blame you there.
And he'll definitely enjoy spending
more time with his awesome teenage son,
Kade.
So while we'll all hate to see
you go Nick Canizales,
we wish you the very best in your
new endeavor and thank you for a job
well done for the past 20 years.
Ohh. Appreciate that.
Seriously, you.
How much I love you guys.
Don't make me cry.
I know, I know, Jeff.
I appreciate it.
The good news is you're
not leaving town,
you're just leaving TV, new TV.
I'm gonna be at monroes safety apparel,
doing public relations and outside sales
and all that good stuff. So I mean,
it's job offer that I couldn't refuse.
And I mean, I don't have to wake
up super early in the morning.
Well, yes you do.
Because we are expecting kalachi
some mornings, breakfast tacos,
lots of different things.
Yeah, we are. So it's crazy.
Christopher and hopefully I can get
through this so 20 years is something
that it's a long time that for
something that you love to do you
know and and being in the TV industry.
I mean look it's it's never been a job.
It's never been a job because it's
been so much fun I think get to
this point in my career without
a lot of help along the way.
So here I go.
Don Williams hired me in 12 news in
November 2002 to run studio cameras for
good Morning Southeast Texas and we
had Jamie Cerreta we had John Delatorre,
Shellyza, Marody.
I worked the evening shift with Tracy.
Sean Murdoch who anchored the.
It's 10:00 o'clock show.
Then Paul Bergen got my, you know,
my dream job to be a sports
anchor at Channel 4 in 2006.
And of course, the rest is history.
And how about, you know, a list of people?
My sports department, Lenny Ambrose.
I wanna thank James Ware,
Pierre Newsham, Jessica Moore,
Curtis Quill and Niki Lauda.
Rulo, I mean,
those six people helped me have an
incredible 15 1/2 year career in sports.
My Daybreak crew, Tracy, Jeff, Cara dairy.
Cory was sitting right here.
Clay, Drum, Mary, Denise, Reese and Greg.
I love you guys, man.
My bosses, John, Ginny and Lauren,
thank you my entire station.
I appreciate you.
It doesn't happen without my
support of my family and friends.
You know, my kids, Kate, Madeline.
I mean those two.
They mean everything to me.
I know I missed a lot of of functions
for schools and games, but I mean,
I I'm proud of who you guys become today.
I'm just thinking to my parents.
They've been watching everything
since I've been in the business,
on and off the air.
And I mean, they used to shuttle
my son from Waco back to 4th.
Mike and Edwina love you guys.
Your support my entire family,
Tina for being one of my
biggest cheerleaders.
And then Daisy.
I mean, your love support over the past
several months means the world to me.
That means more than you'll ever know.
Wars came to describe how
much that means to me,
especially during this
whole transition period.
So, I mean, you mean the world to me.
I appreciate it.
And thank you to every viewer.
I love you guys.
Seriously,
miss you
or Jeff, man. Love you, buddy.
Good luck. We'll see you.