Savannah Guthrie paid an emotional tribute on Instagram to long-time NBC sports broadcaster Dan Hicks, who died unexpectedly on November 12 at the age of 64, Promiflash reported.
Guthrie shared an older photograph featuring herself alongside Hicks and reporter Alex Flanagan. In her accompanying post, she referred to Hicks as her “Tucson compatriot” due to their shared hometown roots in Arizona.
“All my love goes to Hannah, her children and my NBC Sports family. Rest in peace, Dan,” Guthrie wrote in the post, adding a red heart emoji.
Hicks passed away suddenly from an acute illness, according to details shared publicly on X by his wife, Hannah.
During a broadcast on the Today show, co-host Craig Melvin struggled with tears while delivering the news to viewers. Melvin shared Hannah’s description of her husband, noting that she called him endlessly kind, attentive, and funny.
“She said there simply are no words to express how much he will be missed,” Melvin told Today show viewers.
Hicks spent decades as a prominent voice in American sports broadcasting, leading coverage for the PGA Tour, Notre Dame football broadcasts, and multiple Olympic Games.
The PGA released a statement honoring his extensive legacy in golf coverage. “The sound of his voice is permanently woven into our memories of the sport, and the warmth he brought to the broadcasts was matched only by the kindness he extended to the people around him,” the PGA said.
NBC Sports remembered Hicks as an outstanding broadcaster and a good person who consistently greeted colleagues with a smile, a joke, or encouraging words.
Hicks is survived by his wife Hannah and their three daughters: Hannah, Ellery, and Riley.
“Hannah described her husband as endlessly kind, attentive and funny — she said there are simply no words to express how much he will be missed,” Melvin said on November 13.
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