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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Political Reporter Takes on Cancer Publicly
May 13, 2021Light cascades across Meg Kinnard’s face as she stretches out beside a second story window in her Richland County home. Her skin glows beneath a colorful scarfed wrapped elegantly around her head. There’s no sign of Kinnard’s signature long, black hair. She is a well-known... -
Women’s History Celebrated with Army Corps of Engineers Anniversary
March 31, 2021Palm trees rustle and flag poles clang as Lieutenant Colonel Rachel Honderd hosts a celebration in Charleston on blustery day. “The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District has had the privilege of serving South Carolina and the nation for the last 150 years,” says... -
And So It Goes
March 30, 2021Weary eyes slumped beneath a wiry nest of brightly hued hair peer out from a frenetic face, imploringly like they have something to say. “I like to call it Kurt’s colorful melancholy,” says painter Lance Miccio reflecting on his portrait of author Kurt Vonnegut. The painting... -
Preparing to Open, Charleston International African American Museum Names CEO
March 24, 2021Dr. Tonya M. Matthews has been named the International African American Museum's new chief executive. The 46-year-old Washington, D.C. native brings diverse experience to help share the stories of African Americans enslaved in this nation. Matthews has led history museums... -
A Cannon Ball and Three Tins Found Inside Calhoun Monument Time Capsule
February 26, 2021A moment long awaited has many, well, still waiting. What's inside a 1,000-pound, stone, time capsule unearthed from beneath a former monument of John C. Calhoun? This much we know. Archeologists have found a rusty cannon ball and three tins. But like nesting dolls, what's... -
Lowcountry Principal Shines in the National Spotlight
February 19, 2021It's almost midnight and Henry Darby is stocking shelves at a Walmart in North Charleston. He zips down the aisles unraveling cans from plastic packaging, eyeing them like a puzzle and then putting them in just the right place. He lives the advice his family gave him growing...