Fred Hickman
| Fred Hickman | |
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Hickman in 2010
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| Born |
Frederick Douglass Hickman October 17, 1956 Springfield, Illinois |
| Residence | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Employer | Nexstar Broadcasting |
| Spouse(s) | Sheila Bowers Hickman, Denise Hickman (Divorced) |
Frederick Douglass "Fred" Hickman (born October 17, 1956) is an American broadcaster who has had stints with CNN, TBS, YES Network, and ESPN. Born and raised in Springfield, Illinois, he graduated from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1978, joining as an original co-host of the CNN show Sports Tonight in 1980. He received CableACE awards in 1989 and 1993, and was a New York Sports Emmy Award Winner in 2004.
Hickman was born on October 17, 1956 in Springfield, Illinois to George Henry and Louise Winifred Hickman. He graduated from Springfield Southeast High School in 1974, then attended Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa from 1974 to 1978, where he earned a B.S. in sociology. While there he worked at the low power KCOE-FM radio station.
In 1977, Hickman began his professional radio broadcasting career as a news anchor at KLWW-AM in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. After leaving Coe College, Hickman moved back to his hometown of Springfield, Illinois to work at the radio station WFMB-AM, where he was responsible for playing country music. In February 1978, at age 22, Hickman became an anchor and sports director of the Springfield television station WICS-TV. He stayed there until May 1980.
In 1980 Hickman joined the young cable television company Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) in Atlanta, Georgia, working with Nick Charles as part of a four-person sports department for the company's Cable News Network CNN. The duo took to the air on June 1, 1980, as hosts of CNN Sports Tonight, a nightly sports wrap-up show in which Hickman and Charles reported scores and events, showed highlights of college and professional games, and selected a "Play of the Day." The show was a nightly rival to ESPN's SportsCenter, which Hickman later joined.
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