17 Facts About Scott Hanson

Scott Richard Hanson was born on June 24,1971 and is an American television anchor and reporter for NFL Network.

Scott Hanson has served as sports reporter and anchor for several regional stations and was hired by NFL Network in 2006.

Scott Hanson is currently the host of the NFL RedZone channel.

Scott Hanson graduated from the Bishop Foley Catholic High School in Madison Heights, Michigan in 1989.

In high school, Hanson was the team captain of the football team and earned all-conference honors.

Scott Hanson played as a long snapper, wide receiver and defensive back on the scout team, and was a teammate of future Pro Football Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison.

Scott Hanson was Scout Team Player of the Year in 1992.

In 1993, Scott Hanson landed his first job as an anchor and reporter for NBC affiliate WPBN-TV in Traverse City, Michigan.

Scott Hanson then moved to Springfield, Illinois, in 1994, sticking with NBC to be a reporter for WICS-TV.

Scott Hanson then did a two-year stint in 2000 with Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, where he served as an anchor on SportsNite as well as intermission reporter for the Philadelphia Flyers.

In 2002, Scott Hanson moved to sister network Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic in Bethesda, Maryland, where he served as a main anchor and reporter.

In 2006, Scott Hanson left CSN Mid-Atlantic to join the NFL Network, where he serves as a reporter, anchor, and host.

In 2015, Scott Hanson served as the blow-by-blow announcer for Spike TV's Premier Boxing Champions series.

Scott Hanson has served as in-stadium host for 14 straight Super Bowls, usually serving when the broadcast cuts to commercial break.

Scott Hanson grew up in a religious home but was a skeptic before he converted to Christianity.

Scott Hanson has gone on to mission trips from the Missionaries of Charity in Mauritania, Nairobi, and locally in Los Angeles.

In 2014, Scott Hanson volunteered with Orphan Outreach in Russia for a week and a half during the NFL off-season.