Dan Hicken Biography
Dan Hicken has worked as a television sports news anchor for two broadcasting companies in Jacksonville, Florida since 1986. His first work in television was an internship with 12 News on WTLV in Jacksonville just after college graduation.
Dan Hicken Age
Dan was born Daniel Patrick Hicken on 12 May 1963, Buffalo, New York, United States of America. He is 60 years old as of May 2023.
Dan Hicken Education
Hicken graduated from the University of Florida.
Dan Hicken Wife- Married
On March 16, 2003, Hicken married Reagan Dowling, a special education teacher from Jacksonville. He has three children: Danielle and Drew with his former wife, Donna Deegan, and Brooks Dowling from his second marriage.
Dan Hicken Career
His first work in television was an internship with 12 News on WTLV in Jacksonville just after college graduation. He advanced steadily at the station, becoming a sports producer in 1986, a weekend sports anchor two years later, and sports director in 1991, after six years at WTLV. Hicken personally covers major local events including the Players Championship, Jacksonville Jaguars games, and the Daytona 500. He also attends national events having a Florida connection, such as championship games for the Gators and Seminoles. On radio, he also hosts “The Drill” on WJXL. Hicken’s contract with First Coast News terminated on May 31, 2013 and they could not agree on the parameters of a new deal.
However, his previous employment included a non-compete agreement that banned him from going on-air for six months, so he wrote and developed sports stories until Thanksgiving. His community affiliations include the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation, which provides financial assistance to families of children with leukemia, and the MaliVai Washington Kids Foundation, which promotes academic excellence and positive life skills for adolescents via the sport of tennis. Dan also participates in or hosts various benefit golf tournaments and charity events each year.
Dan Hicken Awards
Hicken’s sports knowledge and reputation earned him a spot as a voting sports writer for the Heisman Trophy. He won a regional Emmy for his series on Jacksonville’s pursuit for an NFL team, as well as a state award for the best sportscast in 1992. At the 2006 Sunshine State Awards, he won first place in the 2008 Best Sportscast category for WTLV/WJXX “Sports Final” and third place for Sports Feature/Commentary – Television: Desire Street. Folio Weekly named him the best sportscaster in Jacksonville.
Hicken Net Worth
Dan has an estimated net worth of 800 thousand dollars.