Christopher Edward "Chris" Hansen (born March 26 1959) is an American television personality best known for his work on the Dateline NBC television segment To Catch a Predator. These investigations revolve around catching Internet sex predators using a sting operation. 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. Hansen exposed how a group linked to Osama Bin Laden had tried to buy deadly missiles and nuclear weapons components, and he also worked on an exclusive report detailing an attempted 1994 terrorist attack in France.

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  • Christopher Edward "Chris" Hansen (born March 26 1959) is an American television personality best known for his work on the Dateline NBC television segment To Catch a Predator. These investigations revolve around catching Internet sex predators using a sting operation. 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. Hansen exposed how a group linked to Osama Bin Laden had tried to buy deadly missiles and nuclear weapons components, and he also worked on an exclusive report detailing an attempted 1994 terrorist attack in France. Hansen's series of stories on lack of security at airports resulted in the Federal Aviation Administration opening an investigation and ultimately revising their policies. Prior to Dateline, Hansen was a news anchor and investigative reporter for several different stations in the Detroit, Michigan area. Hansen attended Michigan State University where he received his degrees. 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. 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. Hansen has made appearances on The Today Show, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Adam Carolla Show,Scarborough Country, Glenn Beck Program,The Oprah Show, The Rise Guys Morning Show, and the The Opie and Anthony Radio Show. 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 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 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike. He currently resides in Stamford, Connecticut. (en)
  • Chris Hansen is een Amerikaans journalist/presentator die met zijn programma Dateline NBC Television middels een chat, zogenaamd als minderjarige, afspraken maakte met pedofielen om ze vervolgens te confronteren met hun gedrag en de gegevens door te spelen aan de politie. Aan de hand van het resultaat van de onderzoeken van Hanson moest hij bij de rechtbank op 27 juni 2006 getuigen in een rechtszaak van zedenliquidenten. Hij was te gast bij Oprah Winfrey waar hij vertelde over zijn werk en waar je pedofilie aan zou kunnen herkennen. Het programma Dateline NBC Television won een NBC News Award. (nl)
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  • To Catch a Predator
    To Catch an I.D. Thief
    To Catch a Car Thief
    To Catch an I-Jacker
    To Catch a Con Man
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  • 1981–present (en)
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  • Christopher Edward "Chris" Hansen (born March 26 1959) is an American television personality best known for his work on the Dateline NBC television segment To Catch a Predator. These investigations revolve around catching Internet sex predators using a sting operation. 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. Hansen exposed how a group linked to Osama Bin Laden had tried to buy deadly missiles and nuclear weapons components, and he also worked on an exclusive report detailing an attempted 1994 terrorist attack in France. (en)
  • Chris Hansen is een Amerikaans journalist/presentator die met zijn programma Dateline NBC Television middels een chat, zogenaamd als minderjarige, afspraken maakte met pedofielen om ze vervolgens te confronteren met hun gedrag en de gegevens door te spelen aan de politie. Aan de hand van het resultaat van de onderzoeken van Hanson moest hij bij de rechtbank op 27 juni 2006 getuigen in een rechtszaak van zedenliquidenten. (nl)
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