Chris Hansen

Birth Name:

Christopher Edward Hansen

Birth Place:

Lansing, Michigan, United States

Profession

Actor

Earned three Clarion Awards, one each for his coverage of Indian child slave labor, aviation security and the Unabomber case
Has won awards for excellence in journalism from the Associated Press and United Press International
Won four Edward R․ Murrow Awards for his investigative reporting on aviation security and his coverage of the Ford/Firestone case
Graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in communications
Began his career as a reporter for local Michigan radio stations and newspapers before making his television debut on WILX-TV in Lansing, Mich
Was an anchor and investigative reporter for WDIV-TV in Detroit, Mich․, before joining NBC News in 1993
Quote: "[on "To Catch a Predator"] "I think we raised awareness and created a dialogue that didn't exist before․ We created compelling television, and I think we exposed a lot of bad people who were preying on children․""
Best known as the host of "To Catch a Predator" on "Dateline NBC․"
Despite his immense popularity after "To Catch a Predator" took off, his sons didn't really consider him a celebrity until he was parodied on an episode of "South Park․"

2000Emmy - Outstanding Instant Coverage of a News Story - Programs:Winner
2001Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story - Segments:Winner
2003Emmy - Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine:Nominated
2003Emmy - Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine:Winner
2004Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
2005Emmy - Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine:Nominated
2005Emmy - Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine:Winner
2005Emmy - Best Report in a News Magazine:Winner
2006Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
2010Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine:Winner
2010Emmy - Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a News Magazine:Nominated
2010Emmy - Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a News Magazine:Nominated
2011Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
2012Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
2013Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
2017Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Special Class Series:Nominated

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