Mary Hanson
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Mary Hanson is an American television presenter and host of The Mary Hanson Show. The show, which is broadcast from the Twin Cities in Minnesota
, premiered in 1980 and focuses on social and health issues.
and graduated from Augustana College
in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Magna cum laude grad majored in English, sociology and education. She had a full scholarship to graduate school and obtained her Master’s in Social Work from the University of Minnesota.
She worked for a two years as a social worker at Children’s Home Society in St.Paul, Minnesota, and then began her work as a consultant in social services. Hanson has worked in radio and television since 1978 when she began producing and hosting a radio show she created after hearing “an excellent speaker who deserved a larger audience.” This program, on KCHK AM, evolved into The Mary Hanson Show.
In October 1991, Mary married Ron Daws
, a former 1968 Olympic marathon runner.
The Mary Hanson Show has won recognition at the local, state and national level. Some of the awards it has received include:
Some notable guests who have appeared on the program are:
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, premiered in 1980 and focuses on social and health issues.
Background
Mary was born in Aberdeen, South DakotaAberdeen, South Dakota
Aberdeen is a city in and the county seat of Brown County, South Dakota, United States, about 125 mi northeast of Pierre. Settled in 1880, it was incorporated in 1882. The city population was 26,091 at the 2010 census. The American News is the local newspaper...
and graduated from Augustana College
Augustana College (South Dakota)
Augustana College is a private, liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. The campus makes the school the largest private university in South Dakota...
in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Magna cum laude grad majored in English, sociology and education. She had a full scholarship to graduate school and obtained her Master’s in Social Work from the University of Minnesota.
She worked for a two years as a social worker at Children’s Home Society in St.Paul, Minnesota, and then began her work as a consultant in social services. Hanson has worked in radio and television since 1978 when she began producing and hosting a radio show she created after hearing “an excellent speaker who deserved a larger audience.” This program, on KCHK AM, evolved into The Mary Hanson Show.
In October 1991, Mary married Ron Daws
Ron Daws
Ron Daws was a runner and 1968 Summer Olympics men's marathon athlete. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he also competed at the 1967 Pan-American Games marathon and finished first in the National AAU Marathon also in 1967 on June 11.Daws was a friend of Steve Hoag and married to Lorraine Moller in...
, a former 1968 Olympic marathon runner.
The Mary Hanson Show
The Mary Hanson Show is the longest running cable program in the United States, having been on the air regularly since 1980. The weekly show has also been on public television’s KTCI for the past thirteen years for a season each year. The show focuses on health and social issues and has provided a forum for area and national experts and leaders. Host and producer Mary Hanson views her role as a conduit between guest and viewer, and the result is in-depth discussions of contemporary issues.The Mary Hanson Show has won recognition at the local, state and national level. Some of the awards it has received include:
- Minnesota Medical Association Media Award for Excellence in Medical Journalism (3 years)
- Minnesota Psychiatrists Society’s award for Excellence in the Media
- Lifetime Achievement Award, Minneapolis Telecommunications Network
- C.A.R.E. Award, Mental Health Association in Hennepin County (given annually to one individual recognized for efforts in promoting mental health in the Twin Cities community)
- Metropolitan Community Churches first annual Ivy Award for "Making the Community a Better Place"
- Minnesota Education Association School Bell Award for Best In-depth Television Program
- Best Talk Show, Minneapolis Television Network
- Teddy Award for Excellence, Rogers Cable systems
- National Federation of Local Cable Programmers competition finalist
- Minnesota State Cable Communications Board Award for Excellence
- Minnesota Council on Health Certificate of Achievement
Some notable guests who have appeared on the program are:
- Elmer L. AndersenElmer L. AndersenElmer Lee Andersen was an American businessman, philanthropist, and the 30th Governor of Minnesota, serving a single term from January 2, 1961, to March 25, 1963, as a Republican.- Early life and education :...
and Arne CarlsonArne CarlsonArne Helge Carlson, Sr. is an American politician and the 37th Governor of the state of Minnesota.-Early years, education and family:...
, former Governor of MinnesotaGovernor of MinnesotaThe Governor of Minnesota is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Minnesota, leading the state's executive branch. Forty different people have been governors of the state, though historically there were also three governors of Minnesota Territory. Alexander Ramsey, the first territorial... - Kathy Halbreich, Director, Walker Art CenterWalker Art CenterThe Walker Art Center is a contemporary art center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The Walker is considered one of the nation's "big five" museums for modern art along with the Museum of Modern Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum and the Hirshhorn...
- William W. George, former Chairman and CEO of MedtronicMedtronicMedtronic, Inc. , based in suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota, is the world's largest medical technology company and is a Fortune 500 company.- History :...
, Inc. - Bob Bruinicks, President, University of MinnesotaUniversity of MinnesotaThe University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
- Ken PentelKen PentelKen Pentel is an American politician, and a candidate for Governor of Minnesota for the Ecology Democracy Party. Pentel was the gubernatorial candidate for the Green party three previous times, in 1998, 2002, and 2006.-Biography:...
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gubernatorial candidate