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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Key witness says Titan submersible should have been stopped, he tried
September 18, 2024Nearly a decade before the Titan submersible’s deadly dive, the marine operations director for the company that operated the vessel warned of potentially catastrophic consequences. David Lochridge assessed the experimental submersible as it was being built. He told Coast... -
Day one of OceanGate submersible hearings reveals safety concerns and crew's final words
September 17, 2024North Charleston, S.C. - The first day of public hearings into the cause of last summer’s deadly implosion of the Titan submersible revealed a series of problems with the experimental vessel. From equipment failures to testing oversights, U.S. Coast Guard investigators laid... -
Hearings into Titan submersible implosion begin in North Charleston
September 16, 2024Public hearings into what caused the implosion of an experimental submersible headed to the Titanic wreckage last summer begin this week in North Charleston. All five people on board were killed. -
Exploring democracy through the arts at the Charleston Gaillard Center
September 13, 2024Talking about politics is tough, especially in a divisive presidential race in which each side claims the other is a threat to democracy. But what if the subject could be navigated through the arts, with people coming together for a shared performance meant to provoke... -
Black, Lowcountry voters talk Kamala Harris for president
August 06, 2024Between the buzz of clippers at a Charleston area barber shop, Black men share their fears about the impending presidential election. “What we’re up against as a nation is MAGA and Trumpism,” says Ray Huff. Huff is concerned former president Donald Trump could be re-elected... -
The Lowcountry Democrats who hope to flip S.C. District 1
May 02, 2024At Washington Square Park behind Charleston city hall, a walking tour guide shares a story about Black Civil War Hero Robert Smalls who escaped slavery by commandeering a Confederate ship in the Charleston harbor. As if on cue, Smalls’ great-great grandson takes a seat on a...