In picking Capus, NBC is going with a producer and executive with a proven track record at a time when the network news business is changing rapidly. Before he was promoted to senior vp of NBC News, Capus had been executive producer of the "NBC Nightly News," first with Tom Brokaw and then with Brian Williams. In his new job, he will oversee not only NBC News but also MSNBC and the NBC News Channel, its affiliate news service.

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