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
Ten Restaurants You’ll Likely Never See In Wenatchee
It's an age-old question that almost everyone seems to ask every time a vacant lot springs up in an area of commercial real estate in the Wenatchee Valley; "I wonder if we're getting a....", and nine times out of ten, whatever comes after that 'a' is a restaurant chain...
When 3D Was Really Red, White & Blue!
Long before there was virtual reality, or even cell phones, the internet, and Pong for that matter, 3D movies were all the rage.
The concept of viewing a two-dimensional motion picture using optical techniques and effects which simulate the dimension of reality we all experience every day debuted in 1914 with an American film called Niagara Falls, that was shot using something known as the Porter-
The United States Shaped Like Panda Express Orange Chicken Game
If you're like most people who love to eat, then you've probably eaten at Panda Express at least a few times in your life. And if you're like most people who've eaten at Panda, chances are you love their orange chicken.
This simple dish with the chunks of breaded, deep fried cluckers and the sweet, citrusy glaze is the one that put the franchise on the map and helped it go from a modest mom-and-po
Ellensburg Retailer Sells $1 Million Scratch Off Ticket
An Ellensburg retailer recently sold a $1 million winning ticket in the Washington State Lottery.
According to Lottery officials, Lizbeth H. purchased a single Ultimate Millions scratch-off ticket from the Fred Meyer store at 201 South Water Street last Friday, March 10 and won the game's grand prize...
Portion of U.S. Hwy 2 & 97 Memorialized to Honor World War II Vets
A portion of U.S. Highways 2 & 97 have been memorialized as the World War II Veterans Memorial Highway.
Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) spokesperson Lauren Loebsack says the honorific stretch of highway is between the Odabashian Bridge north of Wenatchee and the Beebe Bridge near Chelan Falls.
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WHAT’S IN A NAME AT TOWNSQURE WENATCHEE?
What's in a name?
To ol' Bill Shakespeare, it was a rose by any other name that would smell as sweet. But to every other person in the world, it's actually a lot more than that even!
Surnames, nicknames, sobriquets, nom-de-voyages, and countless other titles have been around for thousands of years, and all of them have a meaning attached to them which is so much more than just a group of letters t
Ten Ice Cream Flavors Made Just for Washingtonians
Have you ever truly screamed for ice cream?
Of course the old rhyme-time gag would have us believe that not only do you and I both do it, but all of us do it! And while that might be a pretty sweeping conclusion, you've gotta admit, it is difficult to find a person who doesn't honestly enjoy this sweet and creamy treat...
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...
Their 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...
Three Killed in Snow Slide Near Leavenworth
Three people were killed in a snow slide near Leavenworth over the weekend.
Rich Magnussen with Chelan County Emergency Management says the victims were part of a group of six who were climbing the northeast couloir of Colchuck Peak in The Enchantments at around 1 p...