Fred Hickman
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Sports Emmy Award Winner (2004) |
Frederick Hickman (October 17, 1956 – November 9, 2022) was an American sports broadcaster with
Early life and education
Hickman was born on October 17, 1956, in Springfield, Illinois,[1] to George Henry and Louise Winifred Hickman.[1] He graduated from Springfield Southeast High School in 1974,[5] then attended Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa from 1974 to 1978, where he earned a B.S. in sociology.[1][6][7][8] While there he worked at the low power KCOE-FM radio station.[9]
Career
In 1977, Hickman began his professional radio broadcasting career as a
CNN and TBS
In 1980 Hickman joined the young cable television company
In 1984, Hickman briefly left CNN to serve as a sports anchor for
In November 1986, he returned to TBS to serve as a co-anchor with Charles for CNN/
In 1999, Hickman was part of a news story when he reported on the millennium celebrations in New York during CNN's coverage of the event.[13]
Hickman also served as a Master of Ceremonies, speaker and guest panelist at the
Hickman caused a controversy in 2000 when he cast his first place vote for the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for Allen Iverson.[14] Hickman was the sole voter who did not cast his first place vote that year for Shaquille O'Neal, preventing O'Neal from becoming the first unanimous MVP in NBA history. Iverson finished seventh in the voting.[15]
YES Network
Hickman left Atlanta in October 2001 to join the New York City-based
ESPN
In late 2004, after the completion of three baseball seasons and two NBA seasons with the YES network, Hickman left to join
Fox Sports
Hickman joined as host of the Braves Live pre & post game show for the 2009 and 2010 seasons on
Other
In September 2010, Fred Hickman formed Fred Hickman Communications, Inc. The company provides broadcaster training for retired athletes and media training services for athletes, coaching staff and sports industry front office personnel. Hickman also worked as a speaker, spokesperson, event host, voice over artist and narrator.[10]
WVUE
In August 2011, Fred Hickman resigned from Fox Sports South to become the new sports director for WVUE, a Fox affiliate in New Orleans.[19]
WVLA
In August 2015, Hickman joined WVLA-TV, Nexstar's NBC affiliate in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as a news anchor. He stayed there until his departure in July 2018.
WDVM
In August 2018, Hickman came over from WVLA-TV to join sister independent station WDVM-TV in Hagerstown, Maryland. According to the station's Website, he was a news anchor and producer.
Death
Hickman died of liver cancer at a hospital in Kissimmee, Florida, on November 9, 2022, at the age of 66. [20][21][22]
Honors
Hickman was nominated for
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Biography of Fred Hickman". All American Speakers. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f "Fred Hickman: Biography". Sports Illustrated. June 1999. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Fred Hickman". LinkedIn. 2010. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- TVGuide. May 12, 2008. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Fred Hickman". LexisNexis. November 26, 2006. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Beckham, Robin (January 18, 2009). "Beckham Media Goes One on One With Veteran Sportscaster Fred Hickman". BeckhamMedia. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Lidz, Franz (November 21, 1994). "Hickman and Charles". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ "Fred Hickman". Los Angeles Times. November 11, 1994.
- ^ a b "Fred Hickman". The Washington Post. April 14, 1989.
- ^ a b c d e Hickman, Fred. "Story". Fred Hickman Communications. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ Walters, John (November 23, 1998). "The Zapper". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ "Fred Hickman". Minneapolis Star Tribune. November 11, 1994.
- ^ "CNN Transcript". CNN.
- ^ "Spread Fred: Hickman Hears It From Colleagues Over MVP Vote". Sports Business Daily. May 10, 2000. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ Rushin, Steve (May 22, 2000). "You Can Win For Losing". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ "Television Sportscasters (African-American)". Online Sports, Issue 44. Archived from the original on July 11, 2005. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ "Fred Hickman Highlights a Rather Embarrassing Week for ESPN - Slideshow - Daily Intel".
- ^ Shanks, Bill (April 9, 2009). "Fred Hickman Interview". The Braves Show Publisher. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ Fred Hickman leaving FOX Sports South
- ^ Holleran, Andrew. "Legendary Sports Broadcaster Has Tragically Died". The Spun: What's Trending In The Sports World Today. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ Isidore, Chris; Close, David (November 10, 2022). "Fred Hickman, who helped launch CNN Sports and YES Network, dead at 66". CNN Business. New York: Cable News Network. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ Barnes, Mike (November 10, 2022). "Fred Hickman, Sports Anchor at CNN, YES Network and ESPN, Dies at 66". The Hollywood Reporter. The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2022.