Chris Hansen of "To Catch a Predator" Tells His Life Story (Flashback)

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In 2021, veteran journalist Chris Hansen came through for his first-ever VladTV interview, where he spoke about growing up in Chicago and being inspired to be a journalist as a teenager after the murder of Jimmy Hoffa. Hansen went on to speak about working at NBC starting in 1993 and dangerous aspects of the job, and then he spoke about being the host of the highly successful sting show, "To Catch a Predator." He explained how he was scared during the first episode, but things quickly took off, and they were busting all kinds of people, including a former Texas Assistant District Attorney, who committed suicide. Elsewhere in the interview, Chris reacted to "The Booty Warrior" from the Boondocks sending him a message, and he also addressed being let go from NBC and Dateline. To hear more, hit the full interview above.

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In 2021, veteran journalist Chris Hansen came through for his first-ever VladTV interview, where he spoke about growing up in Chicago and being inspired to be a journalist as a teenager after the murder of Jimmy Hoffa. Hansen went on to speak about working at NBC starting in 1993 and dangerous aspects of the job, and then he spoke about being the host of the highly successful sting show, "To Catch a Predator." He explained how he was scared during the first episode, but things quickly took off, and they were busting all kinds of people, including a former Texas Assistant District Attorney, who committed suicide. Elsewhere in the interview, Chris reacted to "The Booty Warrior" from the Boondocks sending him a message, and he also addressed being let go from NBC and Dateline. To hear more, hit the full interview above.

2025-03-23 58 min
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