Nelson Hicks

Nelson Hicks is the Nelson in Nelson's News on wsbtv.com.

Nelson's News covers the odd, entertaining and unique events happening in and around Atlanta.

Nelson came to WSB-TV in 1999 as a weekend news editor. Three months later, he moved to the sports department where he was named the weekend sports producer and eventually, the weekday sports producer.

In 2007, Nelson became the station's first Internet reporter/photographer. He currently covers stories across Georgia that appear exclusively on wsbtv.com and AccessAtlanta.com.

Nelson has covered numerous concerts, sporting events, feature stories and a wide variety of entertainment stories. He has visited Ann's Snack Bar for a ghetto burger, gone hang gliding in Lookout Mountain, attended Dukesfest, driven a microcar in Madison, toured the Elvis Museum in Cornelia, flew in a Blackhawk with the Atlanta Falcons and interviewed Ludacris, Nikki Taylor, John Travolta, Peyton Manning, the Junkman Artist and a 106-year-old bowler, to name a few.

Nelson worked for WGXA-TV in Macon and for a cable TV news operation in the Atlanta area prior to joining WSB-TV.

Latest from Nelson Hicks

Third-graders send Woodward assistant principal plunging into the pool

Would he or wouldn't he? That was the question third-grade students at Woodward Academy aimed to answer. Would their assistant principal, all 6-foot-1-inch and 220 pounds of him, float across the pool on floats the students built out of recycled materials for a class project? GALLERY: Could floats built by ...

Here are some more photos from the Georgia Renaissance Festival.

Georgia Renaissance Festival brings joust, turkey legs to Fairburn

Where can you find amazing shows, great music, rides for the kids, demonstrations and turkey legs? It's all at the village of New Castle, present day Fairburn, home to the Georgia Renaissance Festival. "(It's an) eight-week-long festival with the food and the jousting and the staged entertainment and the unstaged ...

Local actors walk the red carpet for Shuler Awards

Is the next Daniel Day-Lewis or Jennifer Lawrence roaming the halls of a Georgia high school? The state's top high school acting talent gathered at the Cobb Energy Centre Thursday night for the Shuler Awards. The awards are named for Tony Award-winner and Marietta native, Shuler Hensley, and honor the ...

The experience lasts about a half-hour and costs $59.95 plus tax per person in addition to general admission.

Georgia Aquarium unveils new Dolphin Encounter

Did you know dolphins like Jell-O and breathe through their blow hole? Those are just two of the facts participants in the all-new Dolphin Encounter at the Georgia Aquarium learned Monday, the opening day of the experience. "We got to feed them," participant Stacey Dupre told Nelson's News. "They did ...

Falcons pick new cheerleading squad

The Atlanta Falcons will have a number of new faces on the sidelines when the NFL returns to the field later this season. Sure, the Falcons signed Steven Jackson and Osi Umenyiora, but today, it's the new cheerleaders that are making news. GALLERY: Atlanta Falcons cheerleader auditions The Falcons picked ...

Here are some more photos from the Color Run at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.

The Color Run visits Atlanta

What's blue and green and yellow all over? The thousands of people who participated in the Color Run over the weekend. The Color Run is a 5-kilometer run where participants began the race in white shirts and shorts and end the race doused in color. Organizers bill the event as ...

Michigan head coach John Beilein walks on the floor during practice the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball semifinal game against Syracuse. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Final Four included free concerts, autographs, fun for fans

Fans from across the country have gathered in Atlanta for the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. The weekend was packed full of events, including basketball games, concerts and fun for fans. And there's still a national championship game to be played. GALLERY: Final Four visits Atlanta "We decided yesterday, ...

Here are some more photos from Noah's Ark Sanctuary.

A bear, tiger and lion live together in Locust Grove

Where can you find a bear playing with a tiger, a lion confiscated from a drug dealer, a monkey named Elvis and more than a thousand other animals? All of them call Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary home. "All of Noah's Ark's animals are rescued in one form or another," Allison ...

A bear, tiger and lion live together in Ga. sanctuary

Did you know Elvis played the Fox 50 years ago?

Discover amazing history with new Fox Theatre tour

Did you know the Fox Theatre was built by the Shriners as a mosque? Did you know that most of the furniture inside the Fox is original? Did you know Elvis played the Fox 50 years ago? That's just part of the extensive history that participants in a new tour ...