Greetings Fellow Creatures of Earth! I'm Chris Hansen, your host for the KPQ Morning Update and Jack-of-all-radio-trades at Townsquare Media in Wenatchee, Washington. I'm a broadcast media veteran who thoroughly enjoys his work and strives to make a positive impact on the world every time I take to the airwaves. In my spare time, I like to write, draw and podcast. I also love immersing myself in philosophical thought to mixtapes of cheesy rock music on long drives to nowhere in particular - I'm a silent marauder of the long and endless highway! I am also fond of animals and stargazing, and I love chasing thunderstorms when the opportunity presents. And I still collect CDs and vinyl records, as well as clever talismans from forgotten antique stores and really cool shoes. I look forward to being with you on the radio very soon...
Chris Hansen
Stupid Laws In Washington State
Wherever you find an invisible border dividing up the landscape of Planet Earth, you're also sure to find a specific set of rules and laws that the people within those lines have decided everyone needs to follow.
Here at home, there are 51 United States (including the District of Columbia ;-), 3,033 individual counties within said states, and over 108,000 cities and towns...
They’re baaaack!!….and it’s not even Halloween!
Just the other day, while I was having a look around my local Grocery Outlet store in East Wenatchee, I was pleasantly surprised to round the corner of an aisle and see the faces of some familiar friends smiling back at me!
Now there's always a lot of grinning visages who I look forward to running into every time I go shopping...
Five Reasons Washington is Better Than California
Alright, so I hate to ever be considered as divisive, but sometimes we need a sprinkling of contrast to make us feel better (or even better) about certain things; and today, we're going to take a run at making you feel great (or even greater ;-) about living in Washington State...
Biggest “Speed Traps” in NCW
It's only mid-February, but the weather is already starting to make it feel like spring has arrived early.
Every year, when sunny days and warmer temperatures return to the region, the right feet of many motorists in North Central Washington also strangely seem to get heavier; and this not-so-unleaded phenomenon leads to an all-too-familiar problem on the area's roadways...
Seven Flags Every Washingtonian Should Know
Have you ever been traveling here in the Pacific Northwest and seen a flag flying proudly at the end of a pole and thought to yourself I wonder what that flag stands for?
Well, if that's the case, then you're in luck! Because I've put together a handy-dandy list of seven flags that every Northwest resident should know...
Last Minute Mini-Mart Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas!
In case you hadn't noticed, today is Valentine's Day. And if you're just now getting the memo and have a significant other waiting for you at home, then you've potentially got a big problem.
But don't worry! I'm here to help :-)
Being no fan of V-Day myself but having lived ostensibly in domestic bliss with a number of women throughout the course of my life, I've been where you're at before...
Rea
Wenatchee Library Holding Anti-Valentine’s Day Party for Youth
The Wenatchee Public Library is putting a different spin on Valentine's Day for its younger patrons this year.
The library will be holding an Anti-Valentine's Day Party on Tuesday, February 14.
Library associate Katie McNall says the event is designed to give teens and tweens a way of escaping the pressures associated Valentine's Day...
Help Your Neighbors on Giving Hearts Day
Valentine's Day is only five days off, but as we prepare to celebrate the hearts that lovers everywhere share, today we are taking time out to open all of our hearts for a very different reason.
Today (Thursday, February 9) is Giving Hearts Day, which is dedicated to encouraging everyone to donate as much as they possibly can to the charitable organizations that help others within their community.
Dirty Snow is Everywhere in the Valley…but is that so Bad?
It's only early February in the Wenatchee Valley and the Northern Hemisphere, and even though there are still those six weeks of winter remaining that Punxsutawney Phil predicted, the weather here at home is already starting to feel a lot more like spring with each passing day...
Get Ready 4 A Doggie Date Night!
It's long been said that dogs are man's best friend, but nowadays, we know all that our pooches are everyone's best pal!
The popularity of dogs as pets is at an all-time high in the United States and many people are even choosing the company of a canine companion over a significant human other to share their life with...