Chris Hansen was born in Wenatchee and has called the Valley home his entire life (except for one miserable year in another state that ends in "orida" ;-) Chris has been a broadcast media professional for nearly 25 years and has done just about everything under the radio and television sun. He's been (and still is) a DJ; a play-by-play sports announcer; a public address announcer; a talk show host (and every other kind of host you can think of); and is now a content provider for Townsquare Media. When he's not busy reading, writing, and flapping his gums at work, Chris enjoys listening to and collecting obscure 80s music, dressing as eclectically as possible, and taking long drives to anywhere no one else seems to be going. Join Chris weekday mornings on the KPQ Morning Update with Jason Taylor from 6-9, and weekday afternoons from 3-7 for The Rockin' Ride Home on The Quake 102.1. He looks forward to knowing that you're listening! And feel free to drop him a line with any questions or comments.
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Many Campgrounds To Soon Close For Season, But Some Still Useable
After another busy summer season, many campgrounds in the region will soon begin the process of shutting down prior to the arrival of winter.
Spokesperson Robin DiMario with the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest says there are a number of things which need to be done when closing a campground for the season...
Next Phase Of Vantage Bridge Project To Create Significant Delays
The next phase of a multi-year project to replace the deck of the Vantage Bridge on Interstate-90 (I-90) will begin later this week.
On Thursday (Sept. 5), traffic in both directions over the bridge will be reduced to a single lane, 24 hours per day, seven days a week, until November...
Best Places In Washington To Get Abducted By Aliens
Are you feeling bad about humanity?
Could you live without climate change, social unrest, and professional wrestling?
Would you rather spend your evenings glaring mindfully at the stars rather than staring thoughtlessly at Netflix or social media...
That Illusive Firefly
A lot of us have a bucket list. You know, those things we'd really like to experience in life before we run out of time and kick that list's namesake.
Now, many of the items that appear on these lists are usually quite extraordinary and will sadly not come to pass before we do, since they either involve circumstances which are highly unusual or require the watermark of monetary privilege or social
Canal Break Floods Roads, Prompts Evacuation Notices In Grant County
A broken irrigation canal has partially flooded several roadways and prompted evacuation notices for a handful of residents in Grant County.
The break occurred late Monday between Road 5 Northeast and Road O Northeast a few miles northeast of Moses Lake near Wheeler...
Swawilla Fire Swells To 5,500 Acres Near Keller With 0% Containment
A wildfire in Ferry County that was touched off by lightning last week has already torched over 5,500 acres.
The Swawilla Fire ignited on June 17 and is burning in tall grass, brush, and mixed timber approximately nine miles southwest of Keller on the Colville Indian Reservation...
Is Ferry County Washington’s Best-Kept Secret?
Let's shine the limelight on one of Washington's most rural and least populous counties and give it a little bit of love.
Research In Washington State Found Out How Often We’re Speeding
A recent study conducted by the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) has revealed that most of the state's drivers are speeding when behind the wheel.
Death By Space Junk? It’ll Soon Be More Common Than You Might Think
At the moment, your statistical chances of being injured or killed by a bolt of lightning are greater than the likelihood of getting maimed or dying by a piece of falling space junk...but experts say that's about to change.
A new report released by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says by 2035, it's expected that at least one fatality will be caused every 24 months by falling debris from
What If There Were 25 Hours In Every Day?
A new study by scientists has revealed that the rotation of the Earth's inner core has now been slowing down for the past 15 years.
So why is this happening?
Well, even though I'd love to blame Superman for this burgeoning backtrack since he obviously lacks the coping skills of his inferior human counterparts after spinning the planet in reverse so he could go back in time to prevent the death of