| Leland
(Lee) Hansen,
(born on March 26, 1944, in Spokane,
Washington) is an American
radio personality and voice
actor best known for creating the popular Alien
Worlds radio drama in the late 1970s.
Lee
Hansen Background
Hansen
began his radio career at KCLX while still attending Tekoa
High School in Tekoa, Washington. After graduation he went
to South Vietnam to serve in the Vietnam War, and in 1963
he became a founding member of Armed Forces Radio Saigon (AFRS).
The radio network would eventually spread and serve over 500,000
GI's, and Hansen hosted the station's very first morning show
in Saigon, "The Dawnbuster." After the war Hansen
worked as a disc jockey for major Top 40 radio stations around
the country, until he was hired in 1970 by Mel Blanc Audio
Media. He served as both their Creative Director and Studio
Operations Manager, and a year later he was appointed Director
of The Mel Blanc School of Voice and Commercials.
He joined Watermark Studios in 1973. He became studio manager
and worked as a producer and co-producer for several syndicated
radio shows. Also at Watermark, in 1977 he became best known
for creating, producing, and directing the popular dramatic
radio series Alien Worlds – On The Threshold of The
Unknown. The stories were written by Hansen and Ron Thompson
with a variety of other co-writers including Babylon 5 writer
J. Michael Stracynski. The science fiction drama was eventually
picked up by more than 1500 stations worldwide.
Later
career
Alien
Worlds ended in 1980 and he went on to UCLA Film School. He
later gained prominence with his production company “GDE”
as a writer, producer and director for film and TV features
centered around the US Space Program and Aerospace Industry.
Hansen is currently the CEO of Addlink, LLC, a Hollywood production
firm. Radio
work As a DJ
•
WGBA in Columbus, Georgia
• KCLX in Colfax, Washington
• WQXI in Atlanta, Georgia
• KXLY in Spokane, Washington
• KASH in Eugene, Oregon
• KENO/KLUC-FM in Las Vegas, Nevada
• KUTE FM in Los Angeles, California
As
a Co-Producer, Producer And Director
•
American Top 40 with Casey Kasem
• American Country Countdown with Bob Kingsley
• The Robert W. Morgan Special of The Week
• The Elvis Presley Story
• Soundtrack of the '60s with Gary Owens
• Alien Worlds with Linda Gary
Further
reading
•
Straczynski, J. Michael. "The Complete Book of Scriptwriting."
Writers Digest Books, 1996. ISBN 0-89879-512-5.
• "Who's Who In Entertainment." Marquis Who's
Who, 1990. ISBN 0-8379-1850-2. |
Hansen
at AFRS In Saigon, Vietnam |
ARMED
FORCES RADIO STATION's popular LEE HANSEN, host of the lively
DAWN BUSTERS morning show, is snapped going over his program
schedule with HEDSUPPACT Special Sevices Recreation Director,
MISS ROSALIE LENAHAN, of W. Palm Beach, Florida. LEE HANSEN
brings to AFRS considerable professional civilian experience
in radio broadcasting. MISS LENAHAN tapes radio spots of Special
Services activities for dissemination to US troops over AFRS.
ARMED FORCES RADIO STATION, located on the ground floor of the
BRINK BOQ, operates 18 hours per day from 0600 to 2400 daily,
presenting a variety of programs from top United States Radio
Networks as well as complete local music and news programming.
Visiting hours are not standard, but the station will take small
groups through the studios if prior arrangements are made with
the station manager, Navy Chief BRYANT ARBUCKLE. |
