Jane Hanson

Jane Hanson (born December 9, 1957) is an American television presenter.^[1][2][3]

Jane Hanson
Born	(1957-12-09) December 9, 1957 (age 67) Minnesota, U.S.
Education	Marquette University (MA)
Alma mater	University of Minnesota (BA)
Occupation	Television presenter
Years active	1979- present

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]