Blake Hanson
Blake Hanson is a reporter and weekend evening news anchor at Fox 4 News. He joined the station as a reporter in July 2017.
Blake is a proud Minnesotan but "Texan-by-marriage". His wife grew up in Wylie. The two met in the journalism school at the University of Missouri. They married at White Rock Lake in 2016. The two are proud parents to a Dutch Shepherd "Roux" and a hefty cat "Dakota".
Blake became passionate about journalism in high school when watching the work of great writers like Bob Dotson, Boyd Huppert and Steve Hartman. His first full-time reporter job was in New Orleans where he got bit by the "hard news" bug. Blake covered Hurricane Isaac, a power outage that plagued a Super Bowl, as well as the federal corruption trial of a former New Orleans Mayor.
Blake went on to work in Charlotte, North Carolina. His investigative reporting led to the proposal of news laws, exposed that a county wasted tens of thousands of dollars on a security program never implemented & shed light on a local gang with ties to the U.S. Military. He was also a beat reporter covering federal law enforcement and broke dozens of stories on terrorism, espionage and Ponzi scheme cases.
Blake is always looking for the next big story. He can be reached by email at Blake.Hanson@fox.com, via Facebook at facebook.com/BlakeHansonTV and/or via Twitter at twitter.com/BlakeFox4News.
The latest from Blake Hanson
Severe weather threat moves east after tornadoes hit Texas
The National Weather Service said the tornado that hit the Houston area on Tuesday was EF-3 strength and tracked on the ground for 18 miles.
Kayla Kelley case: Medical examiner IDs body found in Grand Prairie as missing Collin County woman
Authorities have confirmed that the woman’s body found in Grand Prairie is Kayla Kelley, the Collin County woman that's been missing for a week.
FAA releases audio of deadly Dallas air show plane crash
Newly released audio gives some clues as to the conversations going on between pilots and organizers, but there are still many questions about how this happened.
FAA computer outage causes flight cancellations, delays nationwide
The NOTAM system broke down late Tuesday and was not fixed until midmorning Wednesday, leading to more than 1,200 flight cancellations and more than 8,500 delays by early afternoon on the East Coast, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.
Texas power grid holding up so far during arctic blast
Despite a few patchy power outages here and there, the power grid has held up for most Texans.
Texas power grid meeting high demand during arctic blast, peak demand expected Friday
It looks like there may be a little more demand on the Texas power grid than ERCOT and state regulators anticipated for Thursday.
Arctic blast posing safety concerns for those crossing southern border in Texas
The city of El Paso is working quickly to shelter migrants who've been on the streets, and more are still crossing the border.
Several people may be found in contempt of court for violating gag order in Aaron Dean trial
Fort Worth's mayor, a member of the city council, and a lawyer representing Atatiana Jefferson’s family may be found in contempt of court in connection with a gag order issued on Jefferson's case.
Congressional hearing held to find solutions for gun violence in wake of Uvalde school shooting
This was a hearing geared at finding bipartisan solutions, but those who lost someone witnessed more partisan disagreement.
Concerns raised about number of border crossings in Texas as Title 42 set to end next week
The latest migrant surge at the Texas-Mexico border is overwhelming resources in El Paso just days before a pandemic policy that turned away migrants is set to end.