Charles Cragg Hines (19 June 1945 - 16 December 2023) was born in Dallas, Texas, was employed by the Houston Chronicle, as a correspondent, bureau chief and columnist, for more than three decades.
in 2001, Hines was named as one of the "Top 50 Journalists" in D.C., by Washingtonian, along with other notable journalists such as Dan Rather, Cokie Roberts, and Bob Woodward.
Hines reported from the Berlin Wall in 1987, and covered each summit meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev, through three administrations. He also reported on Saudi Arabia at the start of the Persian Gulf War, and the September 11 attacks.
Education and background
Hines earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism from the University of North Texas in 1967.
Hines was awarded a congressional fellowship, by the American Political Science Association, for the 1970-71 academic school year.
Career
Hines was a news reporter, bureau manager and statehouse correspondent for United Press International, in Dallas, and later in Little Rock. After five years, he left in 1972, and began working at the Houston Chronicle.
Hines reported from the Berlin Wall in 1987, when President Ronald Reagan made his "tear down this wall" speech. He also covered each summit meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev, through the Reagan, George H. W. Bush and Clinton administrations. He was in Saudi Arabia at the start of the Persian Gulf War, and wrote the main story in the Chronicle’s special edition, covering the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center.
- 2001 Hines was one of the Top 50 Journalists in D.C., named by Washingtonian magazine.
- 2019 The Mary Marshall Outstanding Democrat Award, by the Arlington County Democratic Committee.