This article is about the TV journalist. For other people named Chris Hansen, see Chris Hansen (disambiguation).
Chris Hansen
Hansen in 2021
Born
Christopher Edward Hansen
(1959-09-13) September 13, 1959 (age 64)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater
Michigan State University (BA)
Occupations
Television presenter
journalist
anchor
YouTuber
Years active
1981–present
Known for
To Catch a Predator Dateline NBC Killer Instinct Crime Watch Daily
Spouse
Mary Joan Hansen
(m. 1989; div. 2020)
Gabrielle Gagnon
(m. 2021)
Children
2
Hansen's voice
YouTube information
Channels
Chris Hansen
Years active
2019–present
Genres
Entertainment
Interview
Subscribers
411 thousand+ (October 2023)
Total views
24.2 million+
Associated acts
Jeffree Star
Onision
Blaire White
Creator Awards
100,000 subscribers
2020[1]
Last updated: 17 Oct 2023
Christopher Edward Hansen (born September 13, 1959)[2] is an American television presenter, journalist, and YouTube personality. He rose to mainstream recognition as a correspondent for Dateline NBC and the host for its segment To Catch a Predator (2004–2007), which revolved around catching potential Internet predators using a sting operation. Despite its cancellation, Hansen saw continued praise for his predator investigations and interviews, which led him to host similarly-formatted shows on other networks.[3]
After parting ways with NBC in 2013,[4] he hosted Killer Instinct on Investigation Discovery in 2015, which documented homicide investigations.[5] He became the host for the second and third seasons of the syndicated television program Crime Watch Daily in 2015, where he hosted the segment Hansen vs. Predator. He co-founded the true crime-oriented streaming service TruBlu in 2020, where he produced and starred in the web series TakeDown with Chris Hansen.[6][7] Hansen has earned numerous awards including eight Emmy Awards, four Edward R. Murrow Awards, three Clarion awards, the National Press Club award, and awards for excellence from the Associated Press and United Press International.
^Chris Hansen Social Blade, retrieved July 1, 2020
^Hansen, Chris (May 6, 2015). "An Interview with Chris Hansen". The Anthony Cumia Show (Interview). Interviewed by Anthony Cumia.
^"'To Catch A Predator' Ended 15 Years Ago, But Chris Hansen Never Stopped Hunting". Collider.com. 2 September 2023.
^ "'To Catch a Predator' host dumped by NBC after 20 years". 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
^Hughes, Mike (August 17, 2015). "MSU grad Chris Hansen returns with 'Killer Instinct'". Lansing State Journal. Archived from the original on 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2019-05-19 – via Detroit Free Press.
^ Brzoznowski, Kristin (2023-08-02). "Video Interview: Chris Hansen on TruBlu's Streaming Promise". TVREAL. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
^"'Take a seat' – Chris Hansen is back!". Crime Watch Daily. September 9, 2016. Archived from the original on September 12, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
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