Background
Nicholaw, George was born on November 17, 1927 in Salinas, California, United States. Son of Costas and Anna G. (Melissa) Nicholaw.
Nicholaw, George was born on November 17, 1927 in Salinas, California, United States. Son of Costas and Anna G. (Melissa) Nicholaw.
Bachelor in Foreign Trade, American Graduate School International Management Bachelor of Science, University of California, Berkeley.
Nicholaw was a Columbia Broadcasting System Radio employee from 1955 to 2003. In August 1967, he was appointed vice president and general manager of KNX in Los Angeles and in 1968 guided the station"s switch from music to an all-news format. Nicholaw was appointed to the California Horse Racing Board in 1992 by Governor Pete Wilson.
He served as chairman of both the Security and Licensing Committee and the Parliament-mutuel Operations Committee, holding great responsibility in the area of regulating racetrack operations.
Nicholaw retired as a commissioner in February 2000 when his second four-year term on the CHRB expired. He is the uncle of theatre director, choreographer and performer Casey Nicholaw.
Commissioner Los Angeles Energy Commission. Active Communications Task Force Greater Los Angeles Urban Coalition., California Air Pollution Emergency Traffic Control Committee Served with United States Army. Member National Association Broadcasters, California Broadcasters Association (director Los Angeles chapter), Hollywood Radio and television Society (director Los Angeles chapter), Arbitron Radio Advisory Council (past chairman), California Institute Cancer Research (board directors), Permanent Charities Committee Entertainment Industries (board directors).
Married Betty Baron.