John Daniel "Dan" Hicks (born June 2, 1962, in Tucson, Arizona) is an American sportscaster for NBC. His primary duties for the network include play-by-play commentary for golf, but he also does occasional play-by-play commentary for The AFL on NBC and Notre Dame football. Hicks was also a play-by-play man for The NBA on NBC, and The NFL on NBC, and was a tower announcer for NBC's golf coverage until Dick Enberg left NBC for CBS in 2000, promotin...
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John Daniel "Dan" Hicks (born June 2, 1962, in Tucson, Arizona) is an American sportscaster for NBC. His primary duties for the network include play-by-play commentary for golf, but he also does occasional play-by-play commentary for The AFL on NBC and Notre Dame football. Hicks was also a play-by-play man for The NBA on NBC, and The NFL on NBC, and was a tower announcer for NBC's golf coverage until Dick Enberg left NBC for CBS in 2000, promoting Hicks to the top spot. Hicks also hosts NBC's annual winter sports special, Ice. He is married to Hannah Storm.
He is also the primary anchor for the network's sports updates every weekend. Hicks is also heavily involved in NBC's Olympic Games coverage. During the Summer Olympics, Hicks is the stroke-by-stroke announcer for swimming, and he is the play-by-play announcer for speed skating for the Winter Olympics, in addition to serving as co-host of the Closing Ceremony. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Hicks called diving. At the 2002 Winter...
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