Chris Hansen

Chris Hansen is a correspondent for NBC News’ award-winning newsmagazine "Dateline NBC." He also substitutes as anchor for the weekend edition of "Nightly News." Hansen joined NBC in May 1993, as a correspondent for "Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric." Recently, he played a significant role in Dateline’s coverage of the war on terror and homeland security issues during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Hansen recently exposed how a group with links to Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda tried to buy Stinger missiles and other deadly weapons, including components for nuclear devices from American citizens. His hour-long report on child slave labor in India’s silk trade showed the link between exploitation and the fabrics found in some of the finest garments sold in the United States. The report earned international acclaim. Hansen was also responsible for much of Dateline’s coverage of the September 11 terrorist attacks, with breaking investigative stories that focused on the terrorists and operations of the Al -Qaeda network. He also worked on the exclusive report detailing how terrorists attempted a similar attack in France in 1994. In 2004, Hansen reported on child sex trafficking in Cambodia, including going undercover in a dramatic mission to rescue some of the children. He also reported in an unprecedented hidden camera investigation of sexual predators on the Internet, and landed the first interview with James Pavitt, the CIA’s Deputy Director of Operations, after his retirement.