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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Authorities renew calls for help finding missing mother and son
October 20, 2023Multiple law enforcement agencies are once again asking for help finding a missing Sumter mother and her 2 year-old son. Sophia and Matteo Van Dam disappeared from their home in June. Authorities and their family hope a milestone birthday for Sophia, who will turn 21 years... -
Lowcountry officer shares 'miracle' of saving child
October 16, 2023A North Charleston police officer who seems to have a knack for being at the right place at the right time is sharing his story of helping to save a toddler who fell from a moving car last week and severed her arm. Officer Jason Marzan, a father of six, says he’d always... -
Supporters embrace Trump during Lowcountry campaign appearance
September 26, 2023Summerville, S.C.- Donald Trump didn’t have much convincing to do as he spoke to a crowd of supporters Monday during a re-election rally at a boat manufacturing facility in Dorchester County. Many wore shirts and pins with Trump’s mugshot reading, “wanted for president”. The... -
South Carolina ready to resume executions after securing lethal injection drug
September 20, 2023South Carolina now has a lethal injection drug to carry out executions again. Governor Henry McMaster announced Tuesday the Department of Corrections has informed the state it is ready. “Justice has been delayed for too long in South Carolina,” Gov. McMaster said. Executions... -
After slamming into Florida, Hurricane Idalia eyes the South Carolina coast
August 30, 2023Now that Idalia has slammed into Florida’s as a Category 3 hurricane, South Carolina’s coastal communities are bracing for its powerful aftermath. The storm is expected to arrive some time overnight into Thursday morning as a tropical storm or perhaps a weakened Category 1... -
Charleston prepares aggressively for expected impacts from Idalia
August 29, 2023The city of Charleston is handing out sandbags, opening parking garages and closing offices as it prepares for what’s expected to become Hurricane Idalia, anticipated to make landfall in Florida and trek north to South Carolina. Mayor John Tecklenburg says the city is taking...