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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Several escaped monkeys still loose in the Lowcountry as animal advocates call for investigation
November 19, 2024Take a turn at the train station and you’ll come across Annette Youmans’ shop. It’s one of just a handful of businesses in Yemassee, SC, a town that's population is roughly 1,500. -
Lowcountry congresswoman demands answers as several escaped monkeys elude capture
November 13, 2024Their escape captured national headlines and generated a slew of funny memes. But Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace isn’t laughing as roughly a dozen rhesus macaque monkeys are still on the lamb after fleeing the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in Yemassee, SC. -
Charleston County elects new Republican sheriff
November 06, 2024Former Mount Pleasant police chief Carl Ritchie will now serve as Charleston County’s top cop after winning a close race Tuesday night against Democratic incumbent Kristin Graziano. -
Nancy Mace wins 1st Congressional District, again
November 06, 2024Republican incumbent Nancy Mace is going back to Congress after easily defeating Democratic challenger and political newcomer Michael Moore. -
Voters eager for results as they cast ballots this Election Day
November 05, 2024From the Lowcountry to the Upstate, voters headed to the polls this Election Day, many eager for an end to what they call divisive presidential campaigns -
How 1st Congressional District race is shaping up with new map
November 01, 2024People mingle at Mount Pleasant’s Hobcaw Yacht Club along the Wando River as a setting sun glows against the windows. This is the golden hour, that sliver of time just before day’s end.