NewsChannel 5.com - Nashville, Tennessee - Hope Hines - Sports Director

Hope Hines - Sports Director

Hope Hines brings sports news to life each evening on NewsChannel 5 at 6:00 and 10:00. Hope goes behind the scenes interpreting the trends for fans of all sports, and bringing insights and interviews from the full spectrum of sports personalities.

Hope is a familiar face in the NewsChannel 5 viewing area, and highly respected in other markets 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, where he was welcomed by sports fans throughout the Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky region.

Hope has established himself with as one who gets the scoop, breaking the stories that make tomorrow's headlines. Hope has won 6 broadcast Emmy awards. One of the most recent was in 1996, for "Lady of Gold." That special report on the late Wilma Rudolph was so moving, her family called to thank him for his efforts. In 2001, Hope racked up another Emmy - this one for his insightful commentary, "A Farewell To Jefferson Street Joe Gilliam."

Among Hope's other honors - he has been named Best Sportscaster in the Southeast, and has received an Iris Award for the best produced half hour sports program in television. Recently, Hope 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 his private life, Hope focuses on family, church, and golf. He and wife Pat have three grown children and three 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: that the greatest limitations in life are those we place on ourselves.

One of the things closest to Hope's heart is his annual Hope Hines Fore Kids Celebrity Golf Tournament to benefit the Tennessee Baptist Children's Home, which he has hosted since 1994.

Click here to e-mail Hope a sports tip.