Andrew Cannizzaro

Hello! About me sections tend to be formal. But that’s not really me. So instead, let’s just talk.

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I’m a storytelling and content strategy leader with a background in directing, producing, and writing for digital, social, streaming, and linear platforms. My work has mostly lived in video, but what I really do is help find the human angle, the part of a story that makes people care.

 

For more than 15 years, I’ve created content for A+E Global Media, BIO, and The HISTORY Channel, developing and producing everything from shortform explainers and documentary series to animation-driven pieces and broadcast specials. I’ve written, produced, and directed more than 600 pieces of content and conducted over 100 interviews with people ranging from public figures and cultural experts to veterans, survivors, activists, and everyday people with extraordinary stories.

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At BIO, I helped shape the brand’s early original shortform video strategy and produced documentary and educational content for BIO.com, including a 25-part series on the Civil Rights Movement. At HISTORY, I’ve worked across show support, digital-first storytelling, social content, streaming, and broadcast — telling stories about history, culture, identity, conflict, resilience, and the people who help us understand the world differently.

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Recently, I helped oversee more than 140 shortform pieces for The HISTORY Channel’s History Honors 250 initiative, partnering across editorial, social, marketing, ad sales, and creative teams to bring a large-scale storytelling effort to life across platforms.

 

Telling stories is at the heart of what I do. Especially stories that are complicated, sensitive, overlooked, or otherwise might never have been told.

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Here's something else you should know about me: I have anxiety, depression, and obsessive compulsive disorder. I speak openly online about these challenges in order to help demystify and lift the stigma around these conditions. I also founded Open Minds, A+E Network's first employee resource group dedicated to destigmatizing mental illness in the workplace.

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I’ve had people tell me not to mix mental health with my professional life. But storytelling, empathy, and advocacy are all connected for me. They shape how I lead, how I listen, and how I help people feel seen.

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So, this is who I am: a creative storytelling leader, director, producer, writer, and mental health advocate who believes stories can build understanding, shift perspective, and make people feel less alone.

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It's nice to meet you. Let's talk.