Career
Christensen was born in 1924. A 1949 graduate of the University of Minnesota, he also served with the United States Army in World World War World War II In 2002 he was inducted into the Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame. Christensen also worked games for the Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Vikings, and Minneapolis Lakers.
In addition to his sports coverage, Christensen hosted a daily music appreciation segment on Washburn Crosby Company -Department of Administration and Management titled "Musing on Music." Christensen would play a brief excerpt of a classical music piece and then report on its history and other musicology.