Fred Hickman Children: Did Fred Hickman Have Kids?

Frederick Hickman was a former anchor and managing editor for the evening newscast of the African-American cable news channel Black News Channel.

Frederick Hickman was the father of two children. He had a daughter named Kellie Hickman. Kellie is the first child from his previous marriage, and a son named Jordan Hickman from his second marriage.

Hickman began his professional radio broadcasting career as a news anchor at KLWW-AM in Cedar Rapids, Iowa IN 1977.

After graduating from Coe College, Hickman returned to his hometown of Springfield, Illinois to work at WFMB-AM, where he was in charge of playing country music.

Hickman joined the Springfield television station WICS-TV as an anchor and sports director in February 1978, at the age of 22.  He remained until May 1980.

He has also worked for CNN, TBS, YES Network, and ESPN. He became an original co-host of CNN’s Sports Tonight in 1980.  He won CableACE awards in 1989 and 1993 and a New York Sports Emmy Award in 2004.

Fred Hickman passed away on November 9, 2022, according to multiple reports. However, his cause of death has not been revealed.