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 was married to his wife, Pat, for 44 years, but is now a widower. He 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.

In 2014, Hope was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.