In August 2015, Hickman joined WVLA-TV, Nexstar's NBC affiliate in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as a news anchor. He stayed there until his departure in July 2018. WDVM In August 2018, Hickman came over from WVLA-TV to join sister independent station WDVM-TV in Hagerstown, Maryland. According to the station's Website, he was a news anchor and producer. Death Hickman died of liver cancer at a hospital in Kissimmee, Florida, on November 9, 2022, at the age of 66. Honors Hickman was nominated for CableACE awards (Award for Cable Excellence) for best sports host every year from 1988 to 1993, winning in 1989 and 1993. In 1993, he was named "sexiest sportscaster" by the U.S. Television Fan Association. He was a New York Sports Emmy Award Winner in 2004, and was added to the Springfield Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. References External links Hickman's Blog 1956 births 2022 deaths YES Network National Basketball Association broadcasters American television sports announcers Television anchors from New York City Major League Baseball broadcasters New York Yankees announcers New Jersey Nets announcers Atlanta Braves announcers African-American sports journalists American sports journalists CNN people Coe College alumni People from Springfield, Illinois 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people