Longtime NBC Sports Broadcaster Dan Hicks Dies at 64

Dan Hicks, the lead play-by-play voice for NBC Sports' PGA Tour coverage since 2000, died Thursday following an acute illness.

NBC Sports broadcaster Dan Hicks died at the age of 64 following an acute illness, his wife, ESPN anchor Hannah Storm, announced on Thursday, November 12, 2026. Hicks, a native of Tucson, Arizona, had served as the network's lead play-by-play announcer for PGA Tour coverage since 2000. During his 34-year tenure at NBC Sports, he anchored broadcasts for the U.S. Open, The Open Championship, Ryder Cup, Presidents Cup, and the U.S. Women's Open.

Beyond golf, Hicks covered 16 Olympic Games, beginning with the 1992 Barcelona Games. He most recently served as the Alpine skiing play-by-play announcer at the Milan Cortina Games earlier this year and received a Sports Emmy for his work on the 2024 Paris Games. Since 2024, Hicks was also the lead play-by-play voice for Notre Dame football, marking his seventh season overall calling games for the Fighting Irish.

Hicks joined NBC Sports in 1992 after starting as a sports anchor for CNN in 1989. He is survived by Storm, his wife of over 30 years, and their three daughters: Hannah, Ellery, and Riley. NBC Sports president Rick Cordella and executive producers Sam Flood and Molly Solomon confirmed his passing in a joint statement, noting his decades of work as a storyteller for major sporting events.