American broadcaster Fred Hickman passed away suddenly. The sudden death of Fred has left the sports media world heartbroken. The cause of Fred Hickman’s death is yet to be made public.
Hickman’s church announced the tragic news of Hickman’s passing. Fred worked as an anchor for YES Network in New York, FOX Sports, and ESPN, in addition to hosting at CNN. Several of the late anchor’s former coworkers paid tribute to him.
Fred gained notoriety for his hosting roles on several local and cable stations. Along with Van Earl Wright, Nick Charles, and Jerome Jurenovich, Fred was one of CNN’s initial four sports anchors. For co-hosting “CNN Sports Tonight,” Hickman and Charles became well known.
Over three decades, Fred was an anchor for CNN and Turner networks, including TBS. From 2004 to 2008, ESPN employed him as an anchor on SportsCenter and sports-related shows like NBA Coast to Coast and Baseball Tonight.
Hickman was the managing editor and an anchor for Black News Channel at the time of his passing.
