Ed Hinton (sportswriter)
Edward Talmage Hinton | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Motorsports columnist |
Years active | 1999—present |
Edward Talmage "Ed" Hinton (born July 21, 1948) is a former motorsports columnist for ESPN.com.
Career
Hinton was born in Laurel, Mississippi. He attended the University of Mississippi and later the University of Southern Mississippi, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, graduating in 1970. He began working for the Orlando Sentinel covering the NASCAR racing circuit. Hinton moved to Atlanta and married his current wife, Snow, in 1983. In the late 1980s, Hinton joined the new sports daily newspaper, The National, which folded after only a few years. In 1988, he and his wife had their only child, Tyler.
In 1993 Hinton joined
In May 1999, Hinton
In 1999, Hinton and his family moved to North Carolina, and in 2000, Hinton returned to the Sentinel and the Chicago Tribune newspaper chain.
On January 2, 2008, Hinton left the Sentinel and Chicago Tribune newspaper chain. On July 3, 2008, ESPN announced that it had hired Hinton as a senior writer for its digital platforms.[1] Hinton announced his retirement on December 31, 2014.[2]
Death of Dale Earnhardt
On February 18, 2001, NASCAR driver and long-time friend of Hinton,
References
- ^ "Jayski's Silly Season Site - ESPN News". Archived from the original on 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ^ Hinton, Ed (December 31, 2014). "Hinton seeking the next big adventure". ESPN. Retrieved December 31, 2014.