Hansen may refer to:

People with the surname Hansen:

• Hansen (surname)

In places:

• Hansen, Idaho, town in the United States
• Hansen, Wisconsin, town in the United States
• Hansen Township, Ontario, Canada

In music:

• Beck Hansen, American alternative musician

Other:

• Hansen Natural, maker of Hansen's sodas and other drinks
• Hansen (crater), a lunar crater
• Hansen Writing Ball, an early kind of typewriter from Denmark
• Hansen's disease, another name for leprosy
• Helly-Hansen, Norwegian manufacturer of sports, work, and outdoor gear
• Hansen (car), Dutch car
• Robert Hanssen, common misspelling, FBI analyst/spy

See also[link]

• Hanson (disambiguation)

Hansen (horse)

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Christopher Edward "Chris" Hansen (born March 26, 1959) is an American television journalist. He is known for his work on Dateline NBC, in particular the former segment To Catch a Predator, which revolved around catching potential Internet sex predators using a sting operation.

Career[link]

He went to Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills Michigan ^{[1] [2]}. Hansen became a reporter for Lansing NBC affiliate WILX in 1981 during his senior year at Michigan State University.^[3][4] He then reported for WFLA in Tampa, various radio stations and newspapers in Michigan, WXYZ in Detroit, and WDIV as an investigative reporter and anchor from 1988.^[3] In May 1993, Hansen joined NBC News as a correspondent for the newsmagazine Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric.^[3]

[edit] Dateline NBC

Hansen's notable work for Dateline includes coverage of the Columbine massacre, the Oklahoma City terrorist attack, the Unabomber and the TWA Flight 800 disaster; as well as investigative reports on Indian child slave labor and on counterfeit prescription drug sales in China. Hansen was responsible for most of Dateline's coverage of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, as well as stories on terrorist groups and the operations of Al-Qaeda. He exposed how a group linked to Osama Bin Laden had tried to buy missiles and nuclear weapons components, and he also worked on an exclusive report detailing an attempted 1994 terrorist attack in France. His series on the lack of security at airports resulted in the Federal Aviation Administration opening an investigation and ultimately revising its policies.^[3]

[edit] To Catch a Predator

In conjunction with the website Perverted-Justice, Hansen hosted a series of Dateline NBC reports under the title To Catch a Predator. Volunteers from Perverted-Justice impersonated minors (the age range chosen for the show was 12-15)^[5] in chat rooms online and agreed to meet with adults for sex.^[6][7] The meeting places were "sting houses", where camera crews from NBC, and in later episodes local police, awaited the potential sexual predator.^[8]

Capitalizing on the success of Hansen and his Predator investigations, Dateline NBC created three Tuesday night spin-offs of its original concept; Hansen hosted To Catch a Con Man and To Catch an I.D. Thief.^[3] In March 2007, Hansen's book, To Catch a Predator: Protecting Your Kids from Online Enemies Already in Your Home, was released in the American market.

Appearances[link]

Hansen has appeared on such television programs as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Adam Carolla Show, Today, Scarborough Country, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Rise Guys Morning Show, The Don and Mike Show, The Opie and Anthony Radio Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Glenn Beck Program, and Diggnation.

On January 9, 2007, Hansen appeared on the BET news series, American Gangster. The special, which was hosted by actor Ving Rhames, focused on Detroit drug lords, the Chambers Brothers gang. Hansen gave insight into the lives of the brothers based on the reporting he had done on them in the 1980s and 1990s as a reporter for ABC affiliate WXYZ (Channel 7) and NBC affiliate WDIV (Channel 4). On January 13, 2008 he attended the NBC Golden Globes Winners Special which was poorly attended by the nominees due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.^[9]

Awards[link]

Hansen has received seven Emmy Awards, four Edward Murrow awards, three Clarion awards, the Overseas Press club award, an IRE, the National Press Club award, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Award; as well as awards for excellence from the Associated Press and United Press International.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life[link]

Hansen was born in Lansing, Michigan but grew up in northern Detroit suburbs of West Bloomfield and Birmingham. In an interview with the Lansing City Pulse, Hansen said that watching the FBI and police investigate the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa when he was fourteen inspired him to want to become a journalist.^[4] He graduated from Michigan State University College of Communication Arts and Sciences in 1981 with a bachelor's degree in telecommunications.^[3][4]

He is married to Mary Joan Hansen; the couple has two sons. The family resides in Connecticut.^[3]

References[link]

Further reading[link]

• Hansen, C. (2007) To Catch a Predator: Protecting Your Kids From Online Enemies Already in your Home, New York City: Dutton

External links[link]

• Hansen's "Predator" blog
• Hansen's "ID Thief" blog
• Hansen's "Con Man" blog
• The Hansen Files website
• Hansen's Twitter Account

Josh Hansen

Personal information
Full name	Joshua Randolph Hansen
Date of birth	(1982-01-16) January 16, 1982 (age 30)
Place of birth	Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Midfielder/Forward
Club information
Current club	Puerto Rico Islanders
Number	20
Youth career
2000–2003	San Francisco Dons
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005	Seattle Sounders	0	(0)
2006	Southern California Seahorses	15	(8)
2006	Los Angeles Galaxy	0	(0)
2007	California Victory	20	(6)
2007	Vancouver Whitecaps	8	(0)
2008–	Puerto Rico Islanders	78	(15)
National team
2010–	Puerto Rico	4	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 4, 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Josh Hansen (born January 16, 1982 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American-born Puerto Rican international football player who currently plays for the Puerto Rico Islanders of the North American Soccer League.

Career[link]

College[link]

Hansen attended Greenway High School and played four years of college soccer at the University of San Francisco, where he won several honors and his exploits included a hat-trick against Saint Mary's College.^[1]

Professional[link]

Hansen spent 2005 with the championship-winning Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division, but saw little playing time. In an attempt to re-ignite his career, Hansen joined the Southern California Seahorses of the USL Premier Development League in 2006, scoring 8 goals in 15 matches.

On August 30, 2006, following the conclusion of the PDL season. Hansen was signed by the Los Angeles Galaxy,^[2] having appeared and scored a goal as a guest player for the Galaxy reserves in a game against the Colorado Rapids reserves earlier in the same month.^[3]

Hansen was waived by the Galaxy during the 2007 pre-season, having never played a senior game for the team, and was subsequently signed by the California Victory. He was then transferred to Vancouver Whitecaps FC during the 2007 season. Hansen was waived by the Whitecaps in January 2008.^[4] He signed with the Puerto Rico Islanders in the USL First Division in early 2008.

Honors[link]

Puerto Rico Islanders[link]

• USSF Division 2 Pro League Champions (1): 2010
• Commissioner's Cup Winners (1): 2008
• CFU Club Championship Winner (1): 2010

References[link]

External links[link]

• Puerto Rico Islanders bio
• MLS player profile

Jane Cheryl Hansen is the 1971 Miss International beauty pageant titleholder.

Hansen became the first, and up to now the only, New Zealand delegate to win the crown. She was among the 50 delegates who competed in the pageant when it was held in Long Beach, California.^[1]

References[link]

Mikkel Hansen

Personal information
Born	(1987-10-22) 22 October 1987 (age 24) Helsingør, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Height	1.92 metres (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	93 kilograms (210 lb)
Playing position	Left Back
Club information
Current club	AG København
Number	24
Youth clubs
	IF Helsingør
Senior clubs
0000–2005 2005–2008 2008–2010 2010–	Virum-Sorgenfri HK GOG Svendborg FC Barcelona AG København
National team 1
2008–	Denmark		69 (332)[1]
Medal record Men's Handball Competitor for  Denmark European Championship Gold 2012 Serbia Team World Championship Silver 2011 Sweden Team
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 16 December 2011

Mikkel Hansen (born October 22, 1987) is a Danish handballer, currently playing for Danish Handball League side AG København. He was voted as the best handballer in the world in 2011 by the International Handball Federation.

He joined FC Barcelona in June 2008. He previously played for Danish Handball League club GOG Svendborg, with whom he won the Danish championship in 2007. On 2 June 2010 he returned to Denmark, to play for AG København, after 2 years of playing in Spain.

Mikkel Hansen is also European Champion with the Danish national team, winning the 2012 title in Serbia. He was also selected into the All-Star team of the tournament as the best left back.^[2] In 2011 he was a part of the Danish team that finished second in the World Championships in Sweden. He was the tournament's overall top goal scorer.

On 1 March 2012 Hansen was given the IHF World Player of the Year award in recognition of his performances throughout 2011 both on club and international level.^[3]

Personal life[link]

His father Flemming Hansen played for the Danish national handball team, where he played 120 national team matches, scored 240 goals and participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics.^[4][5]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Barcelona profile
• Sports-Reference profile
• Kan godt li’ presset at Danish Handball Federation
• Mikkel Hansen webpage

Awards
Preceded by Filip Jícha	IHF World Player of the Year – Men 2011	Succeeded by TBA

Denmark squads v t e Denmark squad – 2012 European Championship – 1st place (2nd title) 1 Landin 2 Mogensen 3 M. Christiansen 8 Schmidt 9 L. Christiansen 10 Markussen 11 Eggert 13 Spellerberg 17 L.S. Hansen 18 Lindberg 19 R.T. Hansen 20 Cleverly 22 Søndergaard 23 H.T. Hansen 24 M. Hansen 26 Nielsen Head Coach: Wilbek

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