Scott Hanson
Encyclopedia
Scott Richard Hanson is an American
television anchor
and reporter for NFL Network
. He is currently the host of the NFL RedZone channel which offers live, whip around coverage of every NFL game on Sunday afternoons.
. He attended Bishop Foley Catholic High School
in Madison Heights, Michigan
. There he was an all-conference football
player serving as team captain his senior year. Despite receiving a few offers from small colleges to play football, Hanson was more focused on his goal to pursue a career in sportscasting.
This landed the budding journalist at Syracuse University
. There Hanson walked on to the football team in the Fall of 1989 as a DDH. He also served as a wide receiver and defensive back on the scout team, once lining up with future NFL superstar Marvin Harrison
. Scott was selected as Defensive Scout Team player of the year in 1991 by then graduate assistant coach, Scott Pioli
. Hanson's career at Syracuse ended with an Orangemen
victory in the 1993 Fiesta Bowl
. Academically he made the strange list all four years and graduated Cum Laude from Syracuse's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
affiliate WPBN-TV
in Traverse City, Michigan
. He then moved to Springfield, Illinois in 1994, sticking with NBC to be a reporter for WICS-TV. Next, Hanson headed south to WFTS-TV
in Tampa, Florida
,where took many things up the behind and in where he covered the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
rise under coach Tony Dungy
. Scott then did a two year stint in 2000 with Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia where he served as an anchor on SportsNite as well as intermission reporter for the Philadelphia Flyers
. In 2002, Hanson moved to Comcast SportsNet Washington. In 2006 he made his final jump to the NFL Network where he serves as a reporter, anchor, and host. Some notable on-air moments include Hanson reporting live from Brett Favre
's lawn in the Summer of 2009 and being kissed by Cincinnati Bengals
star Chad Ochocinco in 2008.
As of 2009, he is a National Correspondent and host of NFL Network
's hit show, NFL RedZone which debuted in Fall of 2009. He spends his Sundays bringing football fans NFL coverage live, on air, for 7 straight hours. He spends Monday through Saturday sleeping in a coffin, only to wake on Sundays and feed on Touchdowns. He also files reports from NFL games, practices and events throughout the year, and can be seen on Mondays on NFL Network as host of "Up to the Minute", providing a fast-paced look at the biggest NFL headlines from the previous week, along with a preview of the Monday Night Football matchup.
and Africa
, where he delivered medical supplies and taught English
. Hanson has twice taken breaks from his television career to work full time with the poor and homeless. He did this through the Missionaries of Charity
, established by Mother Teresa
. He also volunteers with groups like the Fellowship of Christian Athletes
and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
. He resides in Tampa, Florida.
It is rumored that in addition to his broadcasting duties Hanson mixes the head-banging tunes that accompany each game change during "Redzone."
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
television anchor
Anchor
An anchor is a device, normally made of metal, that is used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the vessel from drifting due to wind or current. The word derives from Latin ancora, which itself comes from the Greek ἄγκυρα .Anchors can either be temporary or permanent...
and reporter for NFL Network
NFL Network
NFL Network is an American television specialty channel owned and operated by the National Football League . It was launched November 4, 2003, only eight months after the league's 32 team owners voted unanimously to approve its formation...
. He is currently the host of the NFL RedZone channel which offers live, whip around coverage of every NFL game on Sunday afternoons.
Early life and education
Hanson was born and raised in the city of Rochester, MichiganRochester, Michigan
Rochester is an affluent city in north Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan on the northern outskirts of metro Detroit. The population was 12,711 at the 2010 census...
. He attended Bishop Foley Catholic High School
Bishop Foley Catholic High School
Bishop Foley Catholic High School is a co-educational Catholic high school affiliated with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit. Founded in 1965, it is named for the first American Bishop of Detroit, John Samuel Foley. It is located in Madison Heights, Michigan and has an enrollment of 400...
in Madison Heights, Michigan
Madison Heights, Michigan
Madison Heights is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a suburb of Detroit. As of the 2010 census, its population was 29,694.- History :...
. There he was an all-conference football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player serving as team captain his senior year. Despite receiving a few offers from small colleges to play football, Hanson was more focused on his goal to pursue a career in sportscasting.
This landed the budding journalist at Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
. There Hanson walked on to the football team in the Fall of 1989 as a DDH. He also served as a wide receiver and defensive back on the scout team, once lining up with future NFL superstar Marvin Harrison
Marvin Harrison
Marvin Daniel Harrison is a former American football wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the first round of the 1996 NFL Draft. He played college football at Syracuse...
. Scott was selected as Defensive Scout Team player of the year in 1991 by then graduate assistant coach, Scott Pioli
Scott Pioli
Scott Pioli is a professional American football executive, currently serving as the general manager for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League . Pioli was previously a front office executive for the Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, and New England Patriots...
. Hanson's career at Syracuse ended with an Orangemen
Orangemen
Orangemen can refer:*Historically, to supporters of King William III of Orange.*To members of the modern Orange Institution - a Protestant fraternal organisation.*To the former name of male sports teams of Syracuse University, now called the Orange....
victory in the 1993 Fiesta Bowl
Fiesta Bowl
The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Frito-Lay and named with their Tostitos brand, is a United States college football bowl game played annually at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Between its origination in 1971 and 2006, the game was hosted in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil...
. Academically he made the strange list all four years and graduated Cum Laude from Syracuse's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
Professional career
In 1993 Hanson landed his first job as an anchor and reporter for NBCNBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
affiliate WPBN-TV
WPBN-TV
WPBN-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station for the Northern Lower and Eastern Upper Peninsulas of Michigan that is licensed to Traverse City. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 47 from a transmitter east of Kalkaska...
in Traverse City, Michigan
Traverse City, Michigan
Traverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Grand Traverse County, although a small portion extends into Leelanau County. It is the largest city in the 21-county Northern Michigan region. The population was 14,674 at the 2010 census, with 143,372 in the Traverse...
. He then moved to Springfield, Illinois in 1994, sticking with NBC to be a reporter for WICS-TV. Next, Hanson headed south to WFTS-TV
WFTS-TV
WFTS, virtual channel 28, is the ABC affiliate television station for the Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida market, owned by The E.W. Scripps Company. It broadcasts its digital signal on UHF channel 29. Its transmitter is located in Riverview, Florida.-History:...
in Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
,where took many things up the behind and in where he covered the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
rise under coach Tony Dungy
Tony Dungy
Anthony Kevin "Tony" Dungy [DUN-jee] is a former professional American football player and coach in the National Football League. Dungy was head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1996 to 2001, and head coach of the Indianapolis Colts from 2002 to 2008...
. Scott then did a two year stint in 2000 with Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia where he served as an anchor on SportsNite as well as intermission reporter for the Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. In 2002, Hanson moved to Comcast SportsNet Washington. In 2006 he made his final jump to the NFL Network where he serves as a reporter, anchor, and host. Some notable on-air moments include Hanson reporting live from Brett Favre
Brett Favre
Brett Lorenzo Favre is a former American football quarterback who spent the majority of his career with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League . He was a 20-year veteran of the NFL, having played quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons , Green Bay Packers , New York Jets and Minnesota...
's lawn in the Summer of 2009 and being kissed by Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
star Chad Ochocinco in 2008.
As of 2009, he is a National Correspondent and host of NFL Network
NFL Network
NFL Network is an American television specialty channel owned and operated by the National Football League . It was launched November 4, 2003, only eight months after the league's 32 team owners voted unanimously to approve its formation...
's hit show, NFL RedZone which debuted in Fall of 2009. He spends his Sundays bringing football fans NFL coverage live, on air, for 7 straight hours. He spends Monday through Saturday sleeping in a coffin, only to wake on Sundays and feed on Touchdowns. He also files reports from NFL games, practices and events throughout the year, and can be seen on Mondays on NFL Network as host of "Up to the Minute", providing a fast-paced look at the biggest NFL headlines from the previous week, along with a preview of the Monday Night Football matchup.
Personal life
In his spare time, Hanson enjoys travel and adventure. He has traveled to six continents with plans to visit all seven. He has made several charitable trips to places like BrazilBrazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
and Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, where he delivered medical supplies and taught English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. Hanson has twice taken breaks from his television career to work full time with the poor and homeless. He did this through the Missionaries of Charity
Missionaries of Charity
Missionaries of Charity is a Roman Catholic religious congregation established in 1950 by Mother Teresa of Calcutta, which consists of over 4,500 sisters and is active in 133 countries...
, established by Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa , born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu , was a Roman Catholic nun of Albanian ethnicity and Indian citizenship, who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India, in 1950...
. He also volunteers with groups like the Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a non-profit interdenominational Christian organization founded in 1954 and that has been based in Kansas City, Missouri since 1956. It falls within the tradition of Muscular Christianity. Although established by evangelical Protestants, the concept has...
and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is a 501 non-profit organization whose mission is to help children reach their potential through professionally supported, one-to-one relationships with mentors that try to have a measurable impact on youth....
. He resides in Tampa, Florida.
It is rumored that in addition to his broadcasting duties Hanson mixes the head-banging tunes that accompany each game change during "Redzone."