Ex-Hampshire captain Nicholas, 65, will take over from actor Fry, who nominated him for the role, on 1 October.
Nicholas has presented cricket coverage for Sky Sports, Channel 4 and Channel 5 since retiring from the game in 1995.
Based at Lord's, which it owns, the MCC acts as custodian and arbiter of the laws and spirit of cricket.
Former batter Nicholas, who has been an MCC member since 1981 and also captained England A during his playing career, will serve a 12-month term as president.
He scored more than 25,000 runs - including an unbeaten century for MCC at Lord's against Australia in 1985 - and took 173 wickets with his occasional medium-pace bowling.
Nicholas was named as Sports Presenter of the Year in 2001 and 2005 by the Royal Television Society, fronting Channel 4's coverage of England's memorable Ashes win in the latter of those years.
Source: www.bbc.com
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