{{short description|American businessman (born 1950)}} {{about|the businessman|the murder victim|Jeffrey Dahmer#Murder of Steven Hicks}} {{Distinguish|Stephen Hicks}} {{Infobox person | name = Steve Hicks | image = | caption = | birth_date = 24 February 1950 | birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S. | death_date = 7 January 2026 | death_place = Austin, Texas, U.S. | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | other_names = | known_for = | education = University of Texas at Austin | employer = | occupation = Businessman | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | boards = | spouse = | children = 3 | relatives = Tom Hicks <small>(brother)</small> }} '''Robert Steven Hicks''' (born 1950) was an American businessman, who is most closely associated with the radio business, pioneering the concept of local marketing agreement<ref name="UTBio">[http://www.utsystem.edu/BOR/profiles/shicks.htm Steven Hicks Bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100517154043/http://www.utsystem.edu/bor/profiles/shicks.htm |date=2010-05-17 }} The University of Texas System (accessed April 17, 2010)</ref> and was the Vice-Chairman of AMFM, Inc, a predecessor of radio station company Clear Channel Communications. He is chairman of medial medical products firm HealthTronics<ref>[http://ir.healthtronics.com/directors.cfm?bioID=16526 Hicks Bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20080804171619/http://ir.healthtronics.com/directors.cfm?bioID=16526 |date=2008-08-04 }} HealthTronics Board of Directors (accessed April 17, 2010)</ref> and chairman of private investment firm Capstar Partners LLC, of which he is the principal owner. He is on the University of Texas System board of regents.
==Early life and education== The son of a Texas radio station owner John Hicks, Hicks was born in Dallas, Texas, the younger brother of future billionaire Tom Hicks. He graduated from Forest Park High School in Beaumont, Texas in 1968. Hicks attended the University of Texas at Austin. He became a brother of Sigma Phi Epsilon,<ref name="txifc">[http://sigep.org/about/alumni_entertainment.asp Sigma Phi Epsilon] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20070610103649/http://sigep.org/about/alumni_entertainment.asp |date=2007-06-10 }}</ref> and graduated in 1972 with a Bachelor's degree in Government. While at the University of Texas, he was also a member of the Silver Spurs which is the honorary service organization responsible for the caretaking of the Longhorn Mascot BEVO. Hicks, along with his brother, was inducted into The Silver Spur Alumni Hall of Fame.
==Career== Hicks bought his first radio station at the age of twenty-nine. He was the CEO of GulfStar Communications, Inc., from July 1987 to January 1997. Over the next 14 years, he acquired stations in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, and South Carolina. He also co-founded and was CEO of SFX Broadcasting, Inc. from November 1993 to May 1996, including the initial public offering of the stock in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.utsystem.edu/board-of-regents/current-regents/r-steven-hicks|title=Steven Hicks|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref> In 1997, Hicks was named the Radio Executive of the Year and was ranked one of the 10 Most Powerful People in Radio by ''Radio Ink''. In 1996, Ernst & Young named him Entrepreneur of the Year and recognized as Broadcaster of the Year by the Texas Association of Broadcasters.<ref name="UTBio" />
Later, he founded and was chief executive officer of Capstar Broadcasting Corporation, which he also took public on the New York Stock Exchange in 1998. In 1999, Capstar Broadcasting merged with Chancellor Media Corp to form AMFM Inc. Hicks was vice-chairman and chief executive officer of the new media division of AMFM. In 2000, AMFM was bought by radio station behemoth Clear Channel Communications. In December 2002, Hicks was appointed to the board of directors of XM.<ref>[http://www.capstarpartners.com/news/articles/listing.php?ID=17174 Hicks to join board of XM Satellite Radio] Austin Business Journal, December 23, 2002(accessed April 17, 2010)</ref> On February 2, 2005, Hicks was appointed to the board of directors of sound equipment maker SLS International, Inc., a publicly traded company<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press_releases_by_category?ac=prx&cat[]=144|title=Technology: Electronics News By Industry - Page 1 - 24-7 Press Release|website=www.24-7pressrelease.com|access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref>(the firm filed chapter 11 in 2009<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pr.com/press-release/137002|title=SLS International, Inc. Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy with DIP Financing|website=PR.com|access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref>).
In February 2009, Texas Governor Rick Perry appointed Hicks to a term on The University of Texas System Board of Regents.<ref name="UTBio" /> He was confirmed by the Texas State Senate on April 1, 2009, took office the following day and his term expires February 1, 2011. He was on the Facilities Planning and Construction Committee as well as the Student, Faculty, and Staff Campus Life Committee.
==Personal life== In 1997, Hicks was named the Radio Executive of the Year and was ranked one of the 10 Most Powerful People in Radio by ''Radio Ink''. In 1996, Ernst & Young named him Entrepreneur of the Year and recognized as Broadcaster of the Year by the Texas Association of Broadcasters.<ref name="UTBio" />
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