Blake Hanson Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Blake Hanson is a journalist best known for playing Reporter in Wdsu News.

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Best Known For:The television program FOX 4 News

Breakthrough:Earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in 2012

10 Quick Facts About Blake Hanson

Full Name: Blake Hanson
Profession: News anchor and reporter
Known For: The television program FOX 4 News
Current Role: Executive producer
Current Employer: KDFW-TV
Place of Birth: Minnesota
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Specialization: Producer, News Anchor / Newscaster, and Reporter
Beats: Investigations

Blake Hanson Age

Blake Hanson's exact age is not publicly confirmed.

Education

He attended University of Missouri, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Journalism.

University of Missouri
- Qualification: Bachelor's degree
- Field of Study: Journalism
- Period: 2008–2012

Career & Work

Blake Hanson's career includes news and reporting roles with KDFW-TV, a television station and WSOC-TV.

Organization: KDFW-TV

Role: Executive Producer

Period: From 2024–Present

Details: Dallas, Texas

Organization: KDFW-TV

Role: Weekend Evening News Anchor and Reporter

Period: October 2019–2024

Details: Dallas, Texas · Promoted to weekend evening anchor in October 2019, presenting evening newscasts while continuing field reporting.

Organization: KDFW-TV

Role: News Reporter

Period: July 2017–October 2019

Details: Dallas, Texas · Joined FOX 4 as a general assignment reporter and contributed to major North Texas breaking-news stories.

Organization: WSOC-TV

Role: Reporter and Anchor

Period: Approximately 2014–2017

Details: Charlotte, North Carolina

Organization: KOMU-TV

Role: Multimedia Journalist, Anchor and Producer

Period: Early career

Details: Columbia, Missouri · Developed his early broadcasting career while studying at the University of Missouri.

Organization: WDSU-TV

Role: General Assignment and Investigative Reporter

Period: Before Charlotte

Details: New Orleans, Louisiana · Covered Hurricane Isaac, the Super Bowl power outage and federal public-corruption proceedings.

Rise to Fame

Blake Hanson rose to prominence for his role on the television show WSOC-TV Eyewitness News.

Notable Works

Notable media work includes WSOC-TV Eyewitness News, FOX 4 News, and FOX 4 Evening News Production.

TV Show: WSOC-TV Eyewitness News (Reporter and Anchor, Approximately 2014-2017) — Charlotte television journalism, including investigative and federal law enforcement coverage
TV Show: FOX 4 News (Reporter and Weekend Evening Anchor, 2017-2024) — Dallas-Fort Worth news reporting and anchoring
TV Show: FOX 4 Evening News Production (Executive Producer, From 2024) — Editorial production and newsroom leadership for the FOX 4 evening news operation
TV Show: WDSU News (Reporter) — New Orleans news coverage including storms, public corruption and national events

Notable Coverage

Hurricane Isaac - WDSU-TV - 2012 - Reported on Hurricane Isaac during his early television journalism career in New Orleans
Super Bowl power outage - WDSU-TV - 2013 - Covered the power outage during the New Orleans Super Bowl
New Orleans mayoral corruption trial - WDSU-TV - Reported on a federal corruption trial involving a former New Orleans mayor
Charlotte law enforcement investigations - WSOC-TV - Reported on federal investigations involving terrorism, espionage and alleged Ponzi schemes
Botham Jean shooting case - KDFW-TV - 2018 - Contributed to FOX 4 coverage of the fatal shooting of Botham Jean by Dallas police officer Amber Guyger
Boeing 737 MAX groundings - KDFW-TV - 2019 - Contributed to Dallas television news coverage of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft grounding

Lesser Known Facts

Grew up in Minnesota.
Became interested in journalism after watching the work of television storytellers including Bob Dotson, Boyd Huppert and Steve Hartman.
Transitioned from on-air reporting and anchoring to executive newsroom production in 2024.
Has described himself as a Texan by marriage because his wife grew up in Wylie, Texas.
Investigated federal law enforcement and public accountability stories while working in Charlotte.
Has served on the board of the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Charlotte.