Horne worked as a road manager for Emperor Rosko in 1969, before presenting shows on BBC Radio 1, from 1970 to 1973.
[2] Horne was one of the original line-up on London's Capital Radio, where he presented shows such as Your Mother Wouldn't like it, Mummy's Weekly & 6 of the Best.
[3] Nicky Horne and Miles Aiken anchored UK Channel 4's coverage of American football in the 1980s.
His has presented television shows such as music programmes Rock Steady and Ear Say and sport including American Football, NBA basketball, ATP and Davis Cup tennis.
[8][9] In February 2021 Nicky Horne began presenting a new weekday afternoon show for Boom Radio.