Matt Hicks
Matt Hicks (born 1961) is a radio announcer who calls play-by-play for the Texas Rangers alongside Eric Nadel on the radio.
Broadcasting career
Hicks joined the Rangers after spending 10 years with the Corpus Christi Hooks in mid-2012 replacing Bryan Dolgin whose contract was not renewed for 2013 and Steve Busby who replaced Dave Barnett as television voice. As of 2016, he is in his fourth full season with Eric Nadel. Before with the Hooks, he was also the voice of the El Paso Diablos and the Frederick Keys. Other than baseball, Hicks called high school football for the Texas Sports Radio Network, the El Paso Buzzards, and worked at the collegiate levels with the Texas A&M Aggies, Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers, James Madison Dukes, UTEP Miners, New Mexico State Aggies, and the Maryland Terrapins, primarily in football, basketball, baseball, and lacrosse. He also called Houston Astros minor league game of the week on Fox Sports Southwest.
Personal
Hicks is a graduate of the University of Maryland in 1983 and he serves as a chess instructor, basketball referee, and swimming timer at meets outside of his broadcasting duties.
References
- http://www.milb.com/content/page.jsp?sid=t482&ymd=20100222&content_id=8117172&vkey=roster
- http://www.kristv.com/new/hooks-hicks-joins-rangers-broadcasters-in-2013/
- http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/team/broadcasters/broadcasters.jsp?c_id=tex
- http://www.caller.com/news/2012/nov/01/hooks-broadcaster-hicks-joing-rangers-on-full/
- http://krod.com/former-diablos-voice-matt-hicks-finally-arrives-in-majors/
- http://www.zoominfo.com/#!search/profile/person?personID=1708552&targetid=profile
- http://www.linkedon.com/pub/matt-hicks/4/35a/a56