Brant Hansen

Hansen graduated from the University of Illinois school of journalism in 1991.{{cite web|url=http://media.illinois.edu/news/index_08dec|title=News|website=Media.illinois.edu|accessdate=13 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714110714/https://media.illinois.edu/news/index_08dec|archive-date=14 July 2018|url-status=dead}} Hansen began his radio career while at the college rock station WPGU. Hansen moved on to be the morning show host for contemporary Christian WBGL-FM in Champaign, Illinois,{{cite web|url=http://www.hisair.net/interviews/brant_hansen.htm|title=The Christian Radio Homepage|website=Hisair.net|accessdate=13 August 2018}} then moved to Houston, Texas and worked at 89.3FM KSBJ. He was the news director and also an on-air personality.{{cite web |url=http://www.netads.com/music/marathon/ftj/new.html |title=Farewell to Juliet - News |accessdate=2014-08-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216163117/http://www.netads.com/music/marathon/ftj/new.html |archivedate=2011-02-16 }} By 2001, Hansen had moved back to Champaign, and was host of The Brant Hansen Show on WDWS 1400 talk radio.{{cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/alt.atheism/mTZKikgsnqM/dMdiGgQGrv0J|title=Google Groups|website=groups.google.com|accessdate=13 August 2018}}

Hansen was the lead singer for the 90s Christian indie band Farewell to Juliet, which released albums including Echoes of Laughter in 1993 and Grace and Dire Circumstances in 1998.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/farewell-to-juliet-mn0001262387|title=Farewell to Juliet - Biography & History - AllMusic|website=AllMusic|accessdate=13 August 2018}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.marathonrecords.com/ftj |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304212917/http://www.marathonrecords.com/ftj |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}

After leaving WDWS, Hansen moved to south Florida in 2003 and joined WAY-FM, where he spent eight years as host of Mornings with Brant.{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/90401/brant-hansen-exiting-way-fm-s-mornings-with-brant|title=Brant Hansen Exiting WAY-FM's 'Mornings With Brant'|website=Allaccess.com|accessdate=13 August 2018}} During his time at WAY, he won the Radio and Records Achievement Award for "Personality of the Year" in a Christian format, also winning a Radio Echo Award for "Personality of the Year" from Christian Music Broadcasters in 2008.{{Cite web |url=http://www.centralillinoisbusiness.com/index.cfm?archid=344&columnName=ACHIEVEMENTS&arch=1 |title=Central Illinois Business Magazine |access-date=2012-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808051227/http://www.centralillinoisbusiness.com/index.cfm?archid=344&columnName=ACHIEVEMENTS&arch=1 |archive-date=2014-08-08 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://media.illinois.edu/news/index_08dec|title=News|website=Centralillinoisbusiness.com|accessdate=13 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714110714/https://media.illinois.edu/news/index_08dec|archive-date=14 July 2018|url-status=dead}} Hansen also partnered with several international ministries for radio promotions, including Compassion International,{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/87688/way-fm-listeners-sponsor-2-090-compassion-internat|title=WAY-FM Listeners Sponsor 2,090 Compassion International Children|website=All Access|accessdate=13 August 2018}} World Vision{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH6Zx1gVGQs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/kH6Zx1gVGQs |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Brant and Pablo in El Salvador with World Vision|last=MorningsWithBrant|date=21 May 2010|accessdate=13 August 2018|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} and CURE International. In 2009 and again in 2010, Hansen travelled to Kabul, Afghanistan promoting surgeries performed at the CURE International hospital there.{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/67413/way-fm-s-hansen-travels-to-kabul|title=WAY-FM's Hansen Travels To Kabul|website=Allaccess.com|accessdate=13 August 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/83967/brant-hansen-delivers-blankets-hats-to-afghanistan|title=Brant Hansen Delivers Blankets, Hats To Afghanistan|website=Allaccess.com|accessdate=13 August 2018}} On June 29, 2011, he ended an eight-year run of Mornings With Brant, nationally syndicated by WAY-FM.

Hansen became the afternoon show host for the Air1 radio network on July 19, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/131152/brant-hansen-exiting-air1-network|title=Brant Hansen Exiting Air1 Network|website=Allaccess.com|accessdate=13 August 2018}} Hansen again won the Radio Echo Award for "Personality of the Year" from Christian Music Broadcasters in 2011.{{Cite web |url=http://cmbonline.org/echo-awards |title=Echo Awards | CMB |access-date=2012-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121204093104/http://cmbonline.org/echo-awards |archive-date=2012-12-04 |url-status=dead }} During his three years with Air1, he continued his partnership with CURE International, traveling to Afghanistan for a third time in February 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UJjKgSNnus |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/8UJjKgSNnus |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Air1 Afghanistan Trip Day 3 - The NICU|date=5 March 2012|accessdate=13 August 2018|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} In the fall of 2012 and spring of 2013, Air1 partnered with CURE International and BEC Recordings for the "Club Awesome Tour", hosted by Hansen. Each night featured a dance party including Christian artists KJ-52, Manafest and 7eventh Time Down.{{cite web|url=http://www.hearitfirst.com/news/bec-recordings-and-air1-celebrate-the-club-awesome-live-tour|title=BEC RECORDINGS AND AIR1 CELEBRATE THE CLUB AWESOME LIVE TOUR|website=Hearitfirst.com|accessdate=13 August 2018}}

In July 2014, Hansen resigned from Air1. His last show aired on Monday, July 7, 2014. In the first independent podcast, he said that he was "in between jobs." The day after his last broadcast on Air1, Hansen's Air1 podcast landed on the US iTunes top 100 podcasts list for the first time, at #74.{{cite web|url=http://www.itunescharts.net/us/charts/podcasts/2014/07/08|title=iTunesCharts.net: US Podcasts Tuesday, 8th July 2014|website=www.itunescharts.net|accessdate=13 August 2018}}

In July 2014 he joined the staff of CURE International, as "storyteller". He had worked extensively with the charitable organization in the past, helping raise money to provide surgeries for children with treatable conditions.{{cite web|url=http://cure.org/blog/2014/07/national-christian-radio-host-joins-cure-international/|title=National Christian Radio Host Joins CURE International|website=Cure.org|accessdate=13 August 2018}} On October 20, 2014, Hansen launched The Brant Hansen Show, a national radio show sponsored by CURE International, and syndicated by Christian FM.{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/132991/brant-hansen-returns-to-radio-syndicated-by-christ|title=Brant Hansen Returns To Radio, Syndicated By Christian FM|website=Allaccess.com|accessdate=13 August 2018}} As of November 2015, The Brant Hansen Show is syndicated in 32 states, on over 200 radio stations including WAY-FM, Word FM, Shine FM, Liberty University's The Journey FM, and NGEN Radio.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}

• [https://books.google.com/books?id=6hWMBQAAQBAJ&q=unoffendable Unoffendable: How Just One Change Can Make All of Life Better] (Nashville, TN: W Publishing Group, 2014)
• [https://books.google.com/books?id=72lDDgAAQBAJ&q=blessed+are+the+misfits Blessed Are the Misfits: Great News for Believers who are Introverts, Spiritual Strugglers, or Just Feel Like They're Missing Something] (Nashville, TN: W Publishing Group, 2017)
• [https://books.google.com/books?id=wAelDwAAQBAJ&q=Truth+about+Us The Truth about Us: The Very Good News about How Very Bad We Are] (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2020)
• [https://books.google.com/books?id=BslcEAAAQBAJ&q=the+men+we+need The Men We Need: God's Purpose for the Manly Man, the Avid Indoorsman, or any Man Willing to Show Up] (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2022)

Hansen is a Christian, and has been featured on the I Am Second website.{{cite web|url=http://www.iamsecond.com/seconds/brant-hansen/|title=Brant Hansen|first=I Am|last=Second|date=15 March 2011|website=Iamsecond.com|accessdate=13 August 2018}} He has blogged on multiple sites, and maintains a faith-related blog.

Hansen has Asperger syndrome and nystagmus, conditions that have presented him with challenges in social situations. He has stated that he finds these conditions exhausting, but also finds positive aspects to his circumstances. In an interview, he stated, "Let's face it: I'm in radio because I can't be seen. Asperger's makes for real honesty – and that can make arresting radio."{{cite web|url=http://goodnewsfl.org/christian-news/wayfms_mornings_with_brant_hansen/|title=WAYFM's Mornings with Brant Hansen - Good News Christian News|website=goodnewsfl.org|date=10 April 2010 |accessdate=9 April 2023}}

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• [http://www.branthansen.com Hansen's website]

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