Career
He was a noted war correspondent, first with National Broadcasting Company and then with the Blue Network. On December 27, 1934, National Broadcasting Company"s Hicks interviewed Charles Apgar, a New Jersey radio amateur who made some of the first recordings of radio broadcasts during 1913–1915, including recordings of German spy messages during World War I.
While based in London during World World War II, Hicks recorded an on-the-scene report of the Normandy landings from the United States Ship Ancon. lieutenant was broadcast on the night of June 6, 1944 over the American networks via a pool feed.
During the broadcast there were sounds of heavy bombardment.
His voice was described as "modest" and "incapable of false drama" and was considered particularly well suited for covering the landings. The New York World-Telegram called his broadcast "The greatest recording yet to come out of the war."
He has star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on the 6300 block of Hollywood Boulevard.