Nicolay Abril Email & Phone Number

Bogotá, Bogota, Co

Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

• Lead a team of journalists, interpreters and correspondents in a breaking news environment, including live coverages and special editions.• Produce and anchor live newscasts, debate and analysis shows, delivering a compelling on-air presence with credibility and dynamism.• Conduct interviews with prominent figures, including the Vice President of Argentina, Gabriela Michetti, and the Vice President of Peru, Mercedes Araoz, along with other leaders such as ministers, politicians, and ambassadors.• Review scripts for accuracy, style, and balance, ensuring they are easy to understand, interesting, creative, and compelling.• Lead the team of translators, providing interpretation for press conferences and live speeches, including those related to the 2020 US presidential campaign, such as rallies and debates.*NTN24 is an international news channel that broadcasts its signal throughout the Americas and the Caribbean.

Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

• Wrote and voice-overed news packages with clear and compeling writing, emphasizing visuals to engage and inform diverse audiences.• Interviewed international figures such us the Minister of International Trade of Canada, François-Philippe Champagne, during his visit to Colombia for the XII Summit of the Pacific Alliance.• Refined my skills in simultaneous translation for interviews, hearings, speeches, and live press conferences• Kept a vigilant eye on local press, international media, news agencies as well as social media for the purpose of newsgathering.

Barcelona Area, Spain

• Covered diverse cultural events in a city renowned as an international arts hub, facilitating one-on-one interviews with global artists such as Tony Hadley and Michael Feinstein.• Achieved the publication of my articles in various media outlets across Spain and Latin America subscribed to the services of Agencia EFE, the mayor Spanish-language multimedia news agency.• Successfully navigated the challenge of covering press conferences in Catalan.*Barcelona is the largest delegation of EFE, the leading Spanish-language press agency in the world and the fourth largest in the world.

Madrid Y Alrededores, España

• Covered pertinent current topics for television, notably the 2016 Spanish general election.• Produced, narrated and edited news packages for both television and digital platforms.• Explored the internal affairs of the Spanish political system through hands-on fieldwork.

Colombia

• Wrote and voice-overed news with clear and compeling writing, emphasizing visuals to engage and inform diverse audiences.• Interviewed international figures, such as David Lipton, the First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, widely recognized as the "Number 2" at the IMF.• Simultaneously translated interviews and press conferences, including those conducted by French authorities on the discovery of flight MH370 wreckage and the Germanwings accident in France.• Monitored local and international press along with news agencies and social networks to stay informed on current affairs for effective newsgathering purposes.

Colombia

• Conducted investigative journalism projects, notably the case of the first Colombian prisoner in China to receive humanitarian repatriation due to cancer. • Researched and produced analytical TV pacakages on international and Colombian affairs. • Booked experts and commentators as well as high-profile guests for the show. *RCN TV is one of the two national television channels in Colombia

Colombia

• Coordinated the international news team for newscast broadcasts.• Anchored and produced newscasts and the shows "Análisis Mundial" and "Titulares del Día”. • Hosted special reports, encompassing coverage of significant events such as the death of Libyan leader Muammar Al-Gaddafi (where we provided broadcasted for more than 4 hours), the passing of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, the 2012 US presidential elections, and the election of Pope Francis.• Conducted interviews with prominent politicians, including the former president of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe.• Cultivated relationships with Embassies while conducting interviews with Ambassadors to Colombia from the UK, Israel, Ecuador, and Argentina.• Simultaneously translated interviews, speeches, and live press conferences, including notable instances like the NATO remarks on the intervention in Libya, both in French and English.*CableNoticias is the first cable news network in Colombia. Its broadcast is also available in Latin America via cable and satellite television.

Colombia

• Created and led the newscast on Sergio Arboleda University's radio as well as the urban chronicles show "Clandestinos". • Established an international correspondents network comprised of journalism students, in 15 departments of Colombia and 26 countries (from Argentina to Russia).• Ensured that the news show remains to this day as a student-produced space.

Colombia

• Hosted and wrote for the international segment of the “RPN Al Día” newscast.• Served as a Bogota reporter and International journalist.• Conducted citizen surveys on various topics.• Specialized in international media monitoring.

Master In News Agency Journalism, Journalism, 8,3/10

Completed a Master’s Degree jointly offered by Rey Juan Carlos University and Agencia EFE, with the support of a scholarship.

International Relations, Diplomacy, And Media, International Relations And Foreign Affairs, 8,5/10

Completed a 75-hour course offered by the Complutense Summer School of the Complutense University of Madrid, in collaboration.

Bachelor'S Degree In Social Communication And Journalism, Journalism, 4.28/5.00

Activities and Societies: Member of the University's Radio Sation: Radio Virtual, Altus on-line magazine, Theater Group, Colombian.