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Nicholas R. Nickson (born December 21, 1953) is a retired American sportscaster who served as the television and radio play-by-play announcer for the
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of the
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Biography


Early career

A native of
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, Nickson attended
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, where he served as the Sports Director and play-by-play announcer for the school's radio station, WICB. His professional broadcasting career began in 1975 with the
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. From 1977 to 1981 he called games for the
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.


Kings broadcasting career

Nickson joined the Kings in 1981, calling games on TV and radio with Bob Miller. When the TV and radio broadcasts were separated in 1990, Nickson became the Kings radio play-by-play announcer. He has called all three of the Kings' appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals. As such, he was the voice Kings fans heard on the radio when they won their first-ever Stanley Cup. At the end of that game, Nickson told the story of the franchise up to that point when he bellowed: Two years later, Nickson called Alec Martinez' goal in double overtime to give the Kings their second Cup. Nickson later recalled that he and Miller had had time to pace themselves for their Cup-winning calls in 2012, as the Kings had put the game out of reach by scoring three unanswered goals on a five-minute power play in the first period. They didn't have that luxury in 2014. In June 2015, the
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announced that Nickson would be the 2015 recipient of the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award, officially being so honored on November 9, 2015. He becomes the third Kings broadcaster to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, following
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(1990) and Bob Miller (2000). On June 5, 2023, the Kings announced the television and radio broadcasts would be merged, with Nickson remaining the play-by-play announcer after the contract of Alex Faust was not renewed by the team. From 1983 to 1988, Nickson served as a
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announcer for the
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. During that time, he called the
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and
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during the Dodgers' championship season of .


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nickson, Nick 1953 births Living people American Hockey League broadcasters Foster Hewitt Memorial Award winners Ithaca College alumni Major League Baseball public address announcers Los Angeles Dodgers personnel Los Angeles Kings announcers National Hockey League broadcasters Mass media people from Rochester, New York People from Santa Clarita, California Mass media people from Brooklyn