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Jane Hanson (born December 9, 1955) is an American television presenter.[1][2][3]
Jane Hanson | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 9, 1955 Minessota, U.S. |
| Education | Marquette University (MA) |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota (BA) |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Years active | 1979- present |
Born and raised in rural Minnesota, Jane's curiosity to explore the world was ignited by her father who read her newspaper articles and discussed current events.[4]
Hanson formerly co-hosted New York Live (formerly called LX New York) on NBC-TV in New York. She joined WNBC-TV in September 1979. She hosted Jane Hanson's New York on WNBC-TV. She became host in 2003 after serving as co-anchor of Today in New York from 1988 to 2003.[5]
She has won nine Emmy Awards, having begun as an anchor and correspondent for WNBC New York in 1979. In 1988, she became co-anchor of Today in New York, a position she held until 2003 when she became the station's primary anchor for local programming and the host of Jane's New York.[6] She left WNBC on November 15, 2006.
She was also named the Correspondent of the Year by the New York Police Detectives, with a similar honor from the Fire Department of New York. [7]
Hanson has served as a fill-in newsreader on The Today Show for John Palmer, Deborah Norville, Faith Daniels, Margaret Larson, Matt Lauer, and Ann Curry from 1988 to 2003.[8] In May 2007, AnswersMedia announced that Hanson was joining HealthAnswersTV as host of the video series The Answered Patient. She returned to WNBC on February 15, 2010, as co-host, with Sara Gore, of its then 5 pm newscast LX New York, as it was then known.[9]
She has taught at Long Island University, Stern College.[10]
Hanson is a former president of the New York chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. [11]She lives with her husband and daughter on Long Island.[12]