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Rich Lerner and Jimmy Roberts remember their NBC Sports colleague, with Roberts recalling the help Hicks offered when he needed it.
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Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 235,554 views a day, 36 times a normal first day on this channel (6,590).
BREAKING: Dan Hicks, Legendary Announcer, has passed away at 64 | Golf Channel
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- 0:00Rich Lerner announces Hicks's death and recalls his broadcasting work in golf, Olympic swimming and alpine skiing.
- 1:27Lerner reads the family statement released by Hicks's wife, Hannah Storm.
- 2:27Jimmy Roberts remembers Hicks's willingness to help colleagues and his generous mentorship.
- 4:55Roberts recalls their last meeting, at a charity event hosted by Storm at Winged Foot.
- 5:43Lerner reads memorial statements from NBC Sports and ESPN, followed by the PGA Tour's tribute at 07:22.
Jimmy Roberts struggles to find the words at the Golf Central desk. Then he offers a memory that makes his colleague's absence personal: "Dan was the first person to step in and help me."
Golf Channel's report announces that NBC Sports broadcaster Dan Hicks died Wednesday following an acute illness, according to a family statement. He was 64. Rich Lerner reads the statement released by Hicks's wife, Hannah Storm, before Roberts joins him to remember their friend.
The broadcast looks back at Hicks's work across golf, Olympic swimming and alpine skiing. But Roberts's recollections center on the person beside the microphone: a generous colleague who helped others. "Dan never made it about himself," he says.
Roberts also recalls seeing Hicks a couple of weeks earlier at a charity event hosted by Storm at Winged Foot. Archival photographs show Hicks alongside fellow broadcasters and hosting the Payne Stewart Award ceremony.
The report drew more than 170,000 views in its first thirteen hours, far beyond Golf Channel's usual start for a regular video. In the comments, viewers recall his partnership with Johnny Miller and the sound of his commentary during Tiger Woods's peak years.
Golf Channel has since posted a separate tribute narrated by Roberts, titled "A Tribute to our Dear Friend and Colleague, Dan Hicks | Golf Channel."
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- Channel
- Golf Channel
- Subscribers
- 370,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 958,554
- Channel views, pace per day
- 91,213 (on a normal day: 112,740)
- Video published
- November 12, 2026
- Video views so far
- 172,898 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 235,554
The numbers
The studio report reached an unusually large audience for Golf Channel. Its separate short-form announcement also drew more views than the channel's usual Shorts.
