Former KATV GM Passes Away

Source: KATV KATV is saying goodbye to a friend and leader.

Channel 7 chairman and former general manager Dale Nicholson died at his home in Little Rock Saturday night.

He was 74.

Nicholson began his broadcasting career in El Dorado at KTVE in 1960.

He came to Channel 7 in 1962, where he served as president and general manager from 1974 until 2009.

Nicholson was honored for 50 Years in Television by the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences with the Gold Circle award.

He received an honorary doctorate from Philander Smith College and had been bestowed numerous humanitarian awards.

Nicholson is survived by his children, Kelli Miller and Nick Nicholson, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.