Background
Hansen, Wendell Jay was born on May 28, 1910 in Waukegan, Illinois, United States. Son of Christian Hans and Anna Sophia (Termansen) Hansen.
Hansen, Wendell Jay was born on May 28, 1910 in Waukegan, Illinois, United States. Son of Christian Hans and Anna Sophia (Termansen) Hansen.
Graduate, Cleveland Bible College, 1932. AB, William Penn University, 1938. Postgraduate, Gletch Berg Skule, Switzerland, 1939.
Master of Arts, University Iowa, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, University Iowa, 1947.
Pastor churches,, Grinnell, Iowa, Minneapolis, Iowa City, 1934-1947. Evangelist with talking and performing birds, from 1946. Past manager gospel radio stations Two Rivers, Wisconsin, Menomonie, Wisconsin, Peru, Indiana, Wabash, Indiana, East St., Louis, Illinois, Indianapolis, from 1952.
President, chairman of board WESL Inc., East St. Louis, from 1962. Consultant radio and television, from 1970. Appointed advisory committee to Indianapolis Prosecutor, 1986.
Appeared on Fuji Network, Tokyo and Channel X, London.
Director St. Paul Inter-racial Work Camp, 1939. Chairman Minnesota Joint Refuge Committee, 1940-1941. Trustee Lorine L. Reynolds Foundation, since 1995.
Member International Platform Association, International Association Christian Magicians, Indiana Bird Fanciers, East St. Louis Chamber of Commerce (board directors 1981-1986), Pi Kappa Delta. Club: Indiana Pigeon (best exotic bird award 1969, 75, 80). Lodge: Kiwanis (East St. Louis board directors 1980-1984).
Married Bertelle Kathryn Budman, March 9, 1933 (deceased January 6, 1956). 1 child, Sylvia Marie. Married Eunice Evaline Irvine, November 2, 1957.
1 child, Dean.