George Hicks was an American broadcast journalist. He was a noted war correspondent, first with NBC

NBC

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 and then with the Blue Network

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While based in London during World War II, Hicks made a historic live broadcast of the Normandy landings from the USS Ancon

USS Ancon (AGC-4)

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. 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

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called his broadcast "The greatest recording yet to come out of the war."

Hicks has star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

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 on the 6300 block of Hollywood Boulevard

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