Capus is the president of NBC News.

Capus was raised in Bucks County, Penn., and after graduating from Temple, he started his news career at Philadelphia's CBS affiliate, WCAU. It was there that he first met his BFF Brian Williams, with whom he'd work on and off for the next two decades. In the mid-90s he moved to NBC, where he worked on shows like NBC Nightside, NBC News Sunrise and Today. In 1997, Capus was paired up with an old friend when he was named executive producer of The News with Brian Williams on MSNBC. He left Williams' side in 2001 to work with Tom Brokaw as executive producer of NBC Nightly News. But the two joined up again three years later when Brokaw stepped down and Williams was tapped to replace him. In 2005, Capus was elevated to president of NBC News by NBC chief exec Jeff Zucker. Like his counterparts at other networks, Capus has had to deal with the grim reality that the traditional evening newscast is a dying format, particularly in light of NBC's ever-declining ratings.

Capus married Dateline NBC segment producer Sophia Faskianos in 1996. They have two sons, and Capus has a daughter from his previous marriage. [Image via Getty]