De Hansen

What I do for 610: Weekend Host

Birthday: 9-3-74

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Hometown: Arlington, Texas

College: University of Kentucky (2 years), Baylor University (2 years, graduated)

How long at SportsRadio 610: 2012

How long in radio business: since 2002

Coolest person at SR610: jury is still out

What I love about Houston: the people are insanely nice

Favorite four-letter word: Core

Favorite people to interview: Will Clark, Tubby Smith, Rick Pitino, Jose Canseco

Experience: Have been in the sports radio/TV industry for more than a decade, not counting work in college…Most spent in Austin, having co-hosted the afternoon show there…Have worked up the ladder and experienced every facet of the industry including producing, updating, reporting, providing up-to-date social media updates, engineered etc…another big passion of mine is play-by-play which I have done for the last 14 years, including DI/DII/DIII basketball and a plethora of High School football playoff games and championships, mainly at the 4A and 5A levels

Teams followed: Seattle Seahawks, Kentucky Wildcats, Dallas Mavericks, Texas Rangers

Signature phrases or lines: “all things considered”, “see you later”, “you have got to be kidding me”

Favorite sports experiences: Going to Seattle in the Kingdome to see the final game of Steve Largent’s career…Witnessed the 1^st franchise win of the postseason for the Texas Rangers vs. the New York Yankees at the Ballpark in Arlington…2005 Elite 8 match-up between Kentucky vs. Michigan St., Patrick Sparks hits a game tying 3 at the end of regulation to send the game into overtime (met Ashley Judd in the process)!

Sports played: Basketball, DFW, High School

Family info: Married in 2008 to my lovely wife Karen, and we have our brand-new son Hunter!