Fred Hickman
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Fred Hickman is the host of NBA Shootaround and a SportsCenter anchor for ESPN.
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[edit] Early life and career
Hickman is a 1978 graduate of Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
In 1977, Hickman began his broadcasting career as a news anchor at KLWW-AM in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Then, he moved to WFMB-AM in Springfield, Illinois. Later, Hickman served as an anchor and sports director of Springfield television station, WICS.
[edit] CNN and TBS
In 1980, he joined CNN. Hickman left CNN and spent three years as a sports anchor at WDIV-TV in Detroit, Michigan. He returned to the Turner Broadcasting System where he served as an anchor for CNN/Sports Illustrated as well as providing anchoring TBS's NBA studio show, coverage of the Goodwill Games, and the Winter Olympics.
During this tenure, Hickman caused a minor controversy when he cast his first place vote for the 2000 NBA Most Valuable Player Award for Allen Iverson. Hickman was the sole voter who did not cast his first place vote that year for Shaquille O'Neal, thus preventing O'Neal from claiming the honor of being the first unanimous MVP selection in the history of the award.
[edit] YES Network
Hickman then joined the YES Network when it launched in 2002, as its original anchor and host of New York Yankees and New Jersey Nets pre- and post-game shows. He also hosted the weekly Yankees Magazine. Most of Hickman's work at YES took place at the network's studio in Stamford, Connecticut, miles away from Yankee Stadium and the Continental Airlines Arena.
[edit] ESPN
In late 2004, after the completion of three baseball seasons and two NBA seasons with the network, Hickman left to join ESPN.
Hickman actually went bald on an episode of SportsCenter on September 21, 2006.
[edit] Honors
Hickman has been nominated for four CableACE awards, winning in 1993 and 1994.
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