Dan Hicks
Birth Name:
John Daniel Hicks
Birth Place:
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Prior to joining NBC he served as a sports anchor for CNN where he hosted "CNN Sports Tonight" on weekends, "CNN College Football Preview" and "CNN College Basketball Preview"
- Has worked every Olympics since the 1992 Games in Barcelona
- Host for NBC's coverage of the PGA Tour and also serves as an anchor for the U․S․ Open, Ryder Cup, President's Cup and World Golf Championships
- Joined NBC Sports in 1992 as a play-by-play announcer and has covered a variety of events including Olympic speed skating and swimming as well as the NFL
- Play-by-play voice for Notre Dame football telecasts on NBC
- Married to sports journalist Hannah Storm
- Began his career in 1984 as a sports anchor and news reporter for KCEE/KWFM radio in Tucson, Arizona
- Quote: "If I'm not working or with my family, I'm on the golf course․"
- Quote: "The Super Bowl and the Olympics․ They are the greatest spectacles in sports․"
- Does impersonations of Tom Brokaw, Bob Costas and Richard Nixon