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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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. -
A busy and unusual Atlantic hurricane season ends this week
November 25, 2024From rapidly intensifying storms to destruction hundreds of miles inland, the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season has been a long and worrisome one. But the season ends this Saturday, Nov. 30th. -
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.