Brant Hansen
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Brant Page Hansen (born October 11, 1969) is an American radio personality. He currently hosts the afternoon show on national Christian radio network Air 1.
Radio career
Hansen graduated from the University of Illinois school of journalism in 1991.[1] Brant began his radio career as a talk radio host in his home state of Illinois. He left talk radio for contemporary Christian WBGL-FM in Champaign, IL. Brant moved on to KSBJ-FM in Houston, Texas prior to joining WAY-FM, where he spent 8 years as host of Mornings with Brant.[2] During his time at WAY, he won the Radio and Records Achievement Award for "Personality of the Year" in a Christian format. He has also won Radio Echo Awards for "Personality of the Year" from Christian Music Broadcasters in 2008[3][4] and 2011[5].
On June 29, 2011, he ended an eight year run of his Mornings With Brant show, nationally syndicated by WAY-FM.[6] Since July 19, 2011, Brant has been the afternoon show host on Air 1.[7]
References
- ^ http://media.illinois.edu/news/index_08dec
- ^ Brant Hansen's Bio
- ^ http://www.centralillinoisbusiness.com/index.cfm?archid=344&columnName=ACHIEVEMENTS&arch=1
- ^ http://media.illinois.edu/news/index_08dec
- ^ http://cmbonline.org/echo-awards
- ^ http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/90401/brant-hansen-exiting-way-fm-s-mornings-with-brant
- ^ http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/93995/brant-hansen-kicks-off-new-show-on-air1-today?ref=search
External links
- Air1 Radio Website
- WAY-FM's Mornings With Brant Website
- http://www.morningswithbrant.com/index.php?option=com_profile&view=profile&uid=1&Itemid=9