Victoria Hansen
Victoria Hansen is our Lowcountry connection covering the Charleston community, a city she knows well. She grew up in newspaper newsrooms and has worked as a broadcast journalist for more than 20 years. Her first reporting job brought her to Charleston where she covered local and national stories like the Susan Smith murder trial and the arrival of the Citadel’s first female cadet.
An opportunity to anchor the news for an ABC affiliate took her to Nashville, Tennessee. But summer vacations were always spent in Charleston. She moved back in 2006 to the city she calls home to anchor and report again at the tv station where she began.
Victoria has volunteered and served as a spokesperson for numerous nonprofits. She has been honored with multiple Emmys as well as a Community Service Award from the South Carolina Broadcasters Association. It is her passion for community service that brings her to South Carolina Public Radio.
Stories
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President Biden in Charleston Sunday- live updates and what to expect
January 19, 2025President Joe Biden will arrive in Charleston today to pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and recognize his long relationship with South Carolina, a state that catapulted him to the 2020 Democratic nomination with the endorsement of Congressman Jim Clyburn. -
Charleston church and museum welcomes President Biden on his final day
January 15, 2025President Joe Biden will wrap up his presidency in Charleston this weekend, spending his final day in office in the city where it all began with the 2020 endorsement of Congressman Jim Clyburn. -
Lowcountry woman remembers New Orleans victim laid to rest this weekend
January 14, 2025As the nation celebrated the promise of a New Year, a man armed with a 6,000-pound truck careened down crowded Bourbon Street in New Orleans, striking people and exchanging gun fire with police. -
SC environmentalists and small businesses applaud President Biden's offshore drilling ban
January 06, 2025It’s the ban many environmentalists and small business owners in South Carolina have been begging for, a ban on new offshore and gas drilling in most of the country’s coastal waters. -
Charleston police urge patience after a string of road rage incidents involving guns
December 20, 2024Tis the season when it seems just about everyone is in a rush. And that can lead to speeding on the roadways as well as less than courteous drivers. -
With its paper mill closing in just days, Georgetown faces an uncertain future
December 19, 2024For nearly a century, the International Paper Mill in Georgetown has gobbled up wood and spewed steam from its towering stacks. But in just a matter of weeks, all the clanging, the steam and yes, even the stench will cease.