Hope Hines Biography, Age, Golf Tournament, News Channel 5, Wife

Hope Hines Biography

Hope Hines was Sports Director of KFMB-TV in San Diego, California. For a time, Hines worked for WWL-TV in New Orleans and served as the television play-by-play announcer for the New Orleans Saints. He spent a short stint in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he worked for Ted Turner at WRET (now WCNC-TV).

Hines joined WTVF, then known as WLAC-TV, as Sports Director in 1971 following his graduation with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism (A.B.J.) from the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. Beginning in 1975, Hines was Sports Director of KFMB-TV in San Diego, California. There, he also served as the play-by-play radio broadcaster for the NFL’s San Diego Chargers. For a time, Hines worked for WWL-TV in New Orleans and served as the television play-by-play announcer for the New Orleans Saints.

He spent a short stint in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he worked for Ted Turner at WRET (now WCNC-TV). Next, he moved on to a job in Baltimore, where he was the television play-by-play announcer for the Baltimore Colts and anchorman for WMAR-TV. In 1983, Hines returned to the air in Nashville. Hines retired from WTVF-TV in July 2011. His memoir, In Hines’ Sight, was published shortly after that.

Hines won six broadcast Emmy Awards. He was also named Best Sportscaster in the Southeast. He was named a recipient of the Silver Circle Award by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for 25 Years of Distinguished Service to the Industry. In 2014, he was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.

Hope Hines Age

He was born in Georgia, United States

Hope Hines Nashville

Hope Hines joined WTVF, then known as WLAC-TV, as Sports Director in 1971 following his graduation with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from the University of Georgia. Go Dawgs! In 1975, Hope moved to San Diego, California to become Sports Director of KFMB-TV. He also served as the play-by-play radio broadcaster for the NFL’s San Diego Chargers in San Diego.

For a time, Hope worked for WWL-TV in New Orleans and served as the television play-by-play announcer for the New Orleans Saints. He spent a short time in Charlotte, North Carolina, working for Ted Turner at WRET (now WCNC-TV). Next, he moved on to Baltimore, Maryland, where he was the television play-by-play announcer for the Baltimore Colts and anchorman for WMAR-TV.

​In 1983, Hope returned his professional “home” in Nashville, Tennessee, where he was “on-air” for a total of 35 years. Hines retired from WTVF-TV in July 2011. His memoir, In Hines’ Sight, was published shortly after retirement. Hope values God and Family and a positive outlook on life. He lives in Nashville with his wife of many decades, Pat, and has three grown and married children, and seven grandchildren.

Hope has won six broadcast Emmy Awards and has also been named Best Sportscaster in the Southeast. He was named a recipient of the Silver Circle Award by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for his 25 Years of Distinguished Service to the Industry.

Hope Hines Golf Tournament

Nashville sports legend Hope Hines retired this week after 28 years as WTVF‘s sports director. The broadcast veteran is using his new free time to write a book about his career, which will be released this spring.

Hines both started and ended his career at WTVF, the CBS affiliate in Nashville. He was sports director from 1971 to 1975 before leaving the station to join KFMB, in San Diego. His lengthy broadcast career also took him to WWL in New Orleans, WCNC in Charlotte and WMAR in Baltimore before returning to WTVF in 1983.

Hines worked on his final script for the 6 p.m. broadcast for three hours. “It’s like a painting,” Hines said. “You’re never really through with it, you just stop.” Watch the tribute to Hines, after the jump.

Hope Hines News Channel 5

Hope Hines brought sports news to life each evening on CBS NewsChannel 5 for thirty-two years. He is highly respected around the nation as a seasoned professional and play-by-play broadcaster. Hope joined NewsChannel 5 as Sports Director in 1971 after graduating from the University of Georgia. In 1975, Hope left for San Diego where he was Sports Director of KFMB-TV and was the play-by-play radio broadcaster for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL. Hope also served as television play-by-play announcer for the New Orleans Saints working for WWL-TV in New Orleans.

He spent a short time in Charlotte, North Carolina working for Ted Turner before moving on to Baltimore. There, he continued his television play-by-play broadcasting for the Baltimore Colts, as well as Sports Anchor for WMAR-TV. In 1983 Hope returned to Nashville.

Hope has won six broadcast Emmy awards and has been named Best Sportscaster in the Southeast. He has received an Iris Award and was named a recipient of the Silver Circle Award by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for 25 Years of Distinguished Service to the Industry, He is also a 2014 Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame inductee, receiving the Pat Summitt Lifetime Achievement Award.

In his private life, Hope focuses on family, church, and golf. He and wife Pat have three grown children and seven grandchildren. Hope and Pat are active members of the First Baptist Church in Franklin, Tennessee. Hope’s faith and his years of working with athletes and coaches have led him to another activity – motivational speaking. His message is that the greatest limitations in life are those we place on ourselves.

Hope became an author in 2012 when his book, In Hines Sight – The Ups, Downs, and Rebounds of 40 Years in Sports Broadcasting was published. Attendees get a complimentary copy of his 2012 book In Hines Sight – The Ups, Downs, and Rebounds of 40 Years in Sports Broadcasting that he’ll be happy to sign after the program.

Hope Hines Wife

More details on her marital status to be updated soon.

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