Jennifer Hansen
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Jennifer Hansen is an Australian journalist and former news presenter on Network 10's Ten News in Melbourne. She presented the news at TEN alongside Mal Walden for more than 10 years - the pair becoming the longest serving news duo in Australia's history.
She was also a newsreader and co-host on The More Music Breakfast Show with Mike Perso on smoothfm 91.5 for nine years.
Early life and education[edit]
Hansen was born in Orbost[1] and raised in suburban Melbourne; the psychologist Margot Prior was her stepmother[2] and she had seven siblings and half-siblings, including a sister who died in infancy.[3][4] She attended Firbank Girls' Grammar School and graduated from the University of Melbourne with an Arts degree in English literature and criminology,[1] and later studied professional writing and editing at RMIT University.[5]
Career[edit]
While a student in the late 1980s, Hansen worked as a reporter at two newspapers, The Southern Cross and the Sunday Observer,[6] and joined Network 10,[5] where in 1995 she became a news presenter on Ten News. She co-hosted the Melbourne evening news broadcast with Mal Walden until leaving the network in January 2006.[6]
Hansen subsequently worked as a news presenter for the ABC during the 2008 Summer Olympics, and wrote for the Herald Sun.[7]
In March 2014, Hansen joined Mike Perso as a newsreader and co-host of The More Music Breakfast Show on smoothfm 91.5,[5][8][7] In December 2022, Jennifer announced her resignation from smoothfm 91.5 after nine years with the station.[9]
In 2019, Hansen became ambassador for Hope Street Youth and Family Services in Melton.[10]
Hansen now sings and plays keyboard in a band with her husband Alan Fletcher, who is best known for his role as Dr Karl Kennedy on Australia's long-running drama, NEIGHBOURS. She sings a duet with Fletcher, called SOMEBODY, on his recently released album, THE POINT. They have performed in a tour of the UK, playing in Scotland, Wales, Ireland and England. Hansen has recently recorded her first solo single which is due for release shortly.
Writing[edit]
Hansen's first novel, Making Headlines, was published in 2016.[11]
Personal life[edit]
Hansen is married to actor Alan Fletcher;[6] they have a son and a daughter.[5][11]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "About". The official Jennifer Henson website. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ Hosking, Wes (27 August 2020). "Tribute paid to Margot: Pioneer lost to virus". Herald Sun. p. 12.
- ^ "Prior (Hansen) Professor Margot AO". The Age (death announcement). August 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Host Tells Of SIDS Sadness". Herald Sun. 6 August 2020. p. 22.
- ^ a b c d "People in Media: Melbourne Journalist Jennifer Hansen". Melbourne My Style. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ a b c Schneiders, Ben (31 January 2006). "Newsreader leaves Channel Ten". The Age. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Jennifer Hansen joins smoothfm". Radio Today. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Mike Perso & Jennifer Hansen". smoothfm. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Jennifer Hansen departs Smooth FM 91.5". Mumbrella. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Radio personality Jennifer Hansen is the new ambassador for Melton's Hope Street Youth". Melton & Moorabool Weekly. 10 September 2019. p. 4.
- ^ a b Money, Lawrence (8 February 2016). "Neighbours' Dr Karl – aka Alan Fletcher – on music, acting and bowel cancer". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
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- People educated at Firbank Girls' Grammar School