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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Lowcountry leaders remember longtime Congressman Lindsey Graham
July 13, 2026U.S. Senator Tim Scott choked back tears as he made the rounds on national new outlets Sunday, sharing his love for colleague and friend Lindsey Graham. "He spent his life in public service because he loved America and felt like his story was not possible anywhere else,"... -
Former magistrate to register as sex offender after guilty plea
July 02, 2026A federal judge ordered suspended Charleston County magistrate James Gosnell Jr. to register as a convicted sex offender after the 69-year-old pleaded guilty in federal court in Charleston Thursday to possessing and distributing child sexual abuse materials. -
Jasper County celebrates patriot resistance for America 250
June 30, 2026Beneath the swaying shade of lush live oaks laced with Spanish moss, the chiseled bust of Thomas Heyward Jr. looks out on the Old House Plantation property in Jasper County, along a marsh. -
New motions filed in retrial as Alex Murdaugh is expected in court
June 25, 2026Just days before Alex Murdaugh is expected in court, his attorneys have filed a flurry of motions as they prepare for his retrial on charges that he murdered his wife and son. -
The Democrats vying for votes in 1st Congressional District primary
June 02, 2026A week after the state legislature rejected a redistricting effort that would have shifted the coastal 1st Congressional District, candidates in that primary race are ready to go. -
Hanahan's former mayor pro-tem pleads not guilty to child porn charges
May 27, 2026Federal investigators say 48-year-old Kevin Hedgpeth often posed as a minor when he tried to entice teenagers to make child sex abuse materials.