Jane Hanson

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Template:Use mdy dates Jane Hanson (born December 9, 1957) is an American television presenter.[1][2][3]

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Early life

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]

Career

Hanson began her career at NBC4 as a reporter and news anchor ... she 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's New York on WNBC-TV, a show of her own created to showcase New York City after 9/11. She became host in 2004 after serving as co-anchor of Today in New York from 1988 to 2003.[5]

She has won nine Emmy Awards, for her reporting and anchoring of major news events. 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 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 newsreader on The Today Show for John Palmer, Deborah Norville, Faith Daniels, Margaret Larson, Matt Lauer, and Ann Curry from 1988 to 2006.[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]

Personal life

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]

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