# Mike Tirico mourns death of longtime NBC colleague Dan Hicks: ‘Broadcaster’s broadcaster’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/mike-tirico-mourns-death-of-longtime-nbc-colleague-dan-hicks-broadcasters-broadcaster/
- Published: 2026-11-13T01:56:31+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T02:24:35+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/sports/mike-tirico-mourns-death-of-longtime-nbc-colleague-dan-hicks/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Mike Tirico honoured Dan Hicks after his sudden death aged 64.
- Hicks called major Olympic and golf moments for NBC.
- Hannah Storm said Hicks died of an acute illness.

## Summary

Mike Tirico paid tribute to longtime NBC colleague Dan Hicks, who died suddenly aged 64, calling him a “broadcaster’s broadcaster”. Tirico said Hicks consistently delivered the right words and energy for major sports moments, making his death a loss for sports broadcasting.

Hicks called many Olympic events, including Michael Phelps’s swimming gold medals and U.S. skiers’ achievements, and worked in golf with analysts Johnny Miller and Rowdy Gaines. Tirico praised his skill in giving colleagues room to shine. Hicks’s wife, Hannah Storm, said he died of an acute illness; he had worked at NBC since 1992.

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