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Michael Hickerson: Farpoint Media Executive News Director & Slice of SciFi Content Producer

Michael Hickerson first discovered sci-fi on a UHF station’s Friday night Sci-Fi theater and has been hooked ever since. He grew up on Star Wars, Buck Rodgers and the original Battlestar Galactica, before finding the two great sci-fi loves of his life, Star Trek and Doctor Who. Michael is an avid reader, not just of sci-fi and fantasy but all genres. In his spare time, Michael blogs  and spoils his niece and nephew.

Michael is a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a degree in journalism. He’s had a wide and varied career that has included stops as a sports writer/editor, tech supporting, running a software distribution company and delivering live scores and data. He currently works for the state of Tennessee.

After working as a journalist for Slice of SciFi for a year, Michael was promoted to Assistant News Editor and the Managing Editor for FarPoint Media’s Zombie Channel.

Upon the announcement of the retirement of Sam Sloan from the post of FarPoint Media’s exec. news dir. and Slice of SciFi Content Producer, Michael Hickerson was promoted to those two positions effective November 3, 2008.

Samuel K. Sloan

Sam is a 20+ year veteran broadcaster who served as FarPoint Media’s executive news director for 2 years and Slice of SciFi content producer since its inception in March 2005. Sam helped to build our on-air and website news program and team of international reporters and contributors from the ground up making Slice of SciFi one of the premiere sites and shows for all news sci-fi and genre related.

On November 3, 2008, Sam stepped down as FarPoint Media Executive News Director and Slice of SciFi Content Producer and went into a well deserved retirement. The press release of Sam’s retirement can be read HERE.