Brad Hanson Biography
Brad Hanson is an eminent American anchor, reporter, and Sports Director working for WAOW and anchors 6 and 10 pm newscasts. He has been working in the station since 2018. And he rejoined the station in August 2021. Prior to that, he worked for KWWL-TV. This is a job he took after graduating from college.
Brad Hanson Age
His secretive nature has shown up in his personal life. He has kept his age and birthdate a secret. It is thus not known when he celebrates his birthday.
Brad Hanson Height
He stands at an approximate height of 5ft 9 inches (1.75m).
Brad Hanson Family
He was born and raised in Minnesota to his parents. However, he has not shared any information about his parents or siblings.
Brad Hanson Wife
He is married to the love of his life Ashlee. They married in 2020. He and his wife have two kids, a daughter, and a son. But he has not shared his kids’ names. During their free time, the couple goes for bike rides, hikes, as well as walks.
Brad Hanson’s Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of between $1 and $5 million. He has accrued this net worth from his career as a Sports Director, anchor, and reporter.
Brad Hanson Salary
His career as an anchor, reporter, and sports director generates him a decent income. He thus has an annual salary ranging between $ 76, 525, and $ 177,965.
Brad Hanson Education
He received his education at The University of Minnesota where he graduated in May 2014 with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism.
Brad Hanson Career
A year and a half into his college, he ran out of money. And thus he had to pay for the rest of his school. To finance his fees, he joined the Marine Corps and consumed the next four years traveling the globe. There, he served s a Marine broadcaster. And was primarily stationed in Iwakuni, Japan. From there, he was deployed to the Philippines, Afghanistan, and Australia. After four years after joining Marine Corps, he returned to college and graduated in 2014. After graduating, he interned with the Minnesota Twins radio department. From there, he joined KWWL-TV out of Waterloo, Iowa.
There, he served as a reporter. For three and a half years, he was in charge of the Dubuque bureau where he reported anything and everything going on in that community. He then got an opportunity to cover the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Pinstripe Bowl and Rose Bowl, as well as follow Oklahoma City in the NCAA tournament and the UNI Panthers to Seattle. Moreover, he got an opportunity to cover local sports including football every Friday night during the fall in Dubuque.
Brad Hanson WAOW
He currently works for News 9 WAOW in Wasau, WI serving as an Evening Anchor. He rejoined the station in August 2021 and anchored 6 and 10 pm newscasts. Originally, he came to WAOW in 2018 as the Sports Director where he covered local prep sports, Bucks, Pacers, Brewers, and Badges over the past three years. Before joining WAOW-TV, he worked for KWWL-TV. This is a job he took after graduating from the University. Before making it to his journalism career, he has an unconventional road.
At WAOW, Brad works alongside other notable WAOW anchors and reporters including;
- Brendan Mackey
- Isak Dinesen boo
- Jade Henschel
- Brittany Slaughter
- Kathryn Halvorsen
- Neena Pacholke
- Courtney Terlecki
- Natalie Sopyla
- Melissa Langbehn
- Sabrina Lee
- Tony Schumacher
- Jackson Garlock
- Justin Loew
- Brad Miller
- Addison Van Patten
- Alex Stewart