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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"Beautiful, entertaining and urgent"- says Spoleto Festival USA director of 2023 season
May 27, 2023Charleston, S.C.- Scrapping the traditional outdoor confetti cannons to escape the rain, Spoleto Festival USA opened its 2023 season inside Festival Hall with the reverberating rhythms of the first female drumming ensemble from Rwanda. The women captivated with their... -
Second SC Republican offers alternative to Trump in 2024
May 25, 2023North Charleston, S.C.- And then there were two. A second South Carolina Republican wants to be president and take on frontrunner Donald Trump in a GOP primary that’s becoming more crowded by the day. Sen. Tim Scott made the big announcement Monday at his alma mater... -
Alex Murdaugh exchanges smiles with surviving son as Buster testifies in double murder trial
February 22, 2023Walterboro, S.C. – Alex Murdaugh’s demeanor softened as his surviving son Buster was called by the defense to testify Tuesday in his double murder trial. The baby-faced 26-year-old with deep, red hair spoke directly to jurors about his upbringing, love of sports and the... -
Prosecution shows Alex Murdaugh lies, but did he kill his wife and son?
February 20, 2023Walterboro, S.C.- Prosecutors tried to show disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh routinely spun a web of lies as they rested their case Friday following four weeks of testimony in his double murder trial. They said Murdaugh lied when he set up a fake bank account mimicking a... -
Guns, cellphone video and a fight over potential witnesses dominate week two of Murdaugh trial
February 05, 2023Walterboro, S.C. – A sea of umbrellas engulfs the entrance to the Colleton County Courthouse as people wait for hours to get in. Outback, a towering and once prominent attorney is quickly escorted by armed guards from a black van. Alex Murdaugh can’t escape the glare of... -
Tears, first responders didn't see, flow during week one of Alex Murdaugh murder trial
January 28, 2023Fog closed in on Highway 64 into Walterboro like heavy drapes, the night before jury selection began in a case so cloaked in mystery people worldwide are trying to peer in. “It’s a journey. There are a lot of aspects to this case,” said prosecutor Creighton Waters during...