CNN's Nick Charles Dies 16.04K Max Read 06/25/11 03:58PM Filed to: rip rip Nick charles Cnn Sports Sports anchor Journalism and now he's dead Tweetg Fb Nick Charles, one of the first sports journalists on cable news, died at age 64 on Saturday following a battle with bladder cancer. Charles anchored Sports Tonight on CNN for 17 years before moving to Showtime in 2001. [CNN]