Early career A native of
Rochester, New York, Nickson attended
Ithaca College, 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
Rochester Americans. From 1977 to 1981 he called games for the
New Haven Nighthawks. In the
2014 Stanley Cup Final, 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
Hockey Hall of Fame 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
Jiggs McDonald (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.. Nickson retired at the end of the 2024-25 NHL season. From 1983 to 1988, Nickson served as a
public address announcer for the
Los Angeles Dodgers. During that time, he called the
National League Championship Series and
World Series during the Dodgers' championship season of . ==References==