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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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. -
Family of suspect in United Healthcare CEO shooting has ties to Charleston
December 11, 2024While the CEO of United Healthcare was shot more than 600 miles away in New York, the suspect’s family has been involved in the Charleston arts community, as well as the College of Charleston. -
Two people rescued from small plane crash near Georgia border
December 09, 2024Coast Guard video shows the dramatic moments two people were rescued from a small plane that crashed Saturday in a marsh near the Little Black River in South Carolina, not far from the Georgia border. -
Woman seriously injured after being trampled by a deer on Fripp Island
December 04, 2024Family and witnesses are taking to social media, asking for prayers for a woman who was seriously injured by a large deer last week on Fripp Island. -
Lowcountry boater spots first North Atlantic right whale calf this season
December 03, 2024It’s baby season for North Atlantic right whales and already researchers have confirmed a calf spotted by a boater near the coast of Cape Romaine, S.C. just before Thanksgiving is the first. -
USDA investigates new allegations against Lowcountry research center where monkeys escaped
November 27, 2024The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it is looking into new “detailed allegations” against Alpha Genesis, the primate research facility where 43 rhesus macaque monkeys escaped earlier this month in Yemassee.