Chris Hansen

Christopher Edward Hansen (born September 13, 1959) is an American television presenter, journalist, and YouTube personality. During his tenure as a correspondent for ''Dateline NBC'', he hosted the program's segment ''To Catch a Predator'' (2004–2007), which revolved around catching potential Internet predators using a sting operation. Despite the segment's three-year run, its popularity has led Hansen to host similarly-formatted shows on other networks.

After parting ways with NBC in 2013, he began hosting ''Killer Instinct'' on Investigation Discovery in 2015, a short-lived series that documented homicide investigations. That same year, he replaced Matt Doran as the host of the syndicated series ''Crime Watch Daily'', which he hosted for two seasons and had his own segment similar to his ''Dateline'' feature, ''Hansen vs. Predator''. He co-founded the true crime-oriented streaming service TruBlu in 2020, where he produced and starred in the web series ''TakeDown with Chris Hansen''.

Hansen has earned several accolades, including eight Emmy Awards, four Edward R. Murrow Awards, three Clarion awards, the National Press Club award, and awards for excellence from the Associated Press and United Press International. Hansen and numerous subjects of his investigations have garnered online cult followings, and Hansen is considered a progenitor in content centered around sting operations. Provided by Wikipedia