And the reason she invited him was for what Hansen calls his favorite commentary - an impassioned defense of football player Michael Sam, who is gay. In the parlance of the day, they went viral, even crazy-viral, and led to profiles in The New York Times and The Washington Post.īut the biggest topper may have been his being invited as a guest on Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show. Dale Hansen Unplugged: Jerry Jones is loyal to a. Hansen has enjoyed so many high points during a nearly four-decade career at Channel 8, and many of those involve his biting commentaries. Dale Hansen announces retirement, jokingly >Dallas Cowboys: Dale Hansen announces retirement, jokingly. But, yes, the pandemic changed my whole outlook on a lot of things.” I’m certainly going to try not to do that. Hansen,” and even some of his friends, “are concerned that I’ll sit in a recliner all day and watch the two remaining shows on Netflix that I haven’t yet seen. He admitted that his wife, whom he refers to on-air as “the lovely Mrs. Hansen sees it, as do most people, as an advanced stage in the life of a human being, one that comes without a precise road map of what to expect. Dallas sportscaster Dale Hansen has been in the media business for nearly four decades with WFAA, and although he’s beloved in Texas, his segments have gone national.
Hold on, I think Dale's still talking.Not that retiring will be easy. There were also talks with ESPN and KZPS-FM (92.5), and so much interest in buying their own station that the Cowboys commissioned a study on the feasibility of building a state-of-the-art studio in time for the 2006 season. There was almost a one-year extension with KLUV-FM (98.7), who paid the team a whopping $8 million in rights fees last season. The veteran sports anchor at WFAA-TV used his segment, Dale Hansen Unplugged, to address to the retirement of. Sports are so much more than a game - and some of the greatest examples have been the stories Dale Hansen has shared over the years and his impact on the community. But then we both bent a little, and here we are." Dallas sportscaster Dale Hansen didnt mince words during a Monday night newscast. "In the fall I thought it would never happen," admits Ticket general manager Dan Bennett. WFAA Channel 8 Sports Director Dale Hansen doesnt pull any punches when it comes to fans booing Andrew Luck after his decision to retire from football at the. In fact, The Ticket's initial offer of $5 million per season, according to an industry insider, "insulted" Jerry Jr.
So The Ticket will broadcast games without him, the Cowboys will probably play games with T.O., and owner Jerry Jones will, for at least five years, put off his dream of owning a radio station.ĭallas' negotiations with stations up and down the dial had more awkward starts and abrupt stops than Belt Line Road. With the lovable and loquacious Hansen, the wait is usually worth it. And, in all seriousness, I don't think I could do it as long as Bill Parcells is here." "But if they signed Terrell Owens, I don't think I could do it. Furthermore, Dale says, the timing stinks. Sorry, folks, but he ain't coming back, mostly because the Cowboys aren't exactly rolling out the red carpet. So I called Hansen Manor, and for the next 35 minutes, he babbled like Charlie Brown's teacher while I managed to crowbar in some very important uh-huhs, rights and buts. Nothing wrong with the fine work of Babe Laufenberg, mind you, it's just that Cowboys fans remember fondly the broadcast team that mixed eloquence and entertainment while calling back-to-back Super Bowls in the 1990s. In the wake of the Dallas Cowboys' move to KTCK-AM (1310, The Ticket), I got tons.fine, 12 e-mails from readers inquiring if the WFAA-Channel 8 sports anchor, who moonlights on the radio station Mondays and Fridays from noon to 1 p.m., would return to the game broadcasts alongside ol' padnuh Brad Sham. WFAA announced sportscaster Dale Hansen is retiring in September.
And, unless you have an hour and a backup notebook or two, don't call Dale Hansen for a quick comment.
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