Victoria Hansen
Reporter, Producer
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.
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Victims of Alex Murdaugh who watched and waited while the once powerful attorney stood trial for murdering his wife and son finally got their day in court this week. They faced the towering man who’d promised help in their darkest hours, and then, betrayed them. -
Charleston County religious leaders met with officials from the Department of Homeland Security earlier this month as the feds warn of an increased risk of attacks on houses of worship.
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Victims of Alex Murdaugh expressed anger and forgiveness as they confronted the disbarred attorney who stole millions from them.
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Alex Murdaugh agrees to plead guilty to stealing millions from former clients, colleagues and friends in exchange for a 27-year state prison sentence.
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The Judge who sentenced Alex Murdaugh to life in prison will not hear motions in the convicted killer’s fight for a new trial. An order issued Thursday by the state Supreme Court reveals Judge Clifton Newman has asked that “a new judge be assigned."
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Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill denies improper conversations with jurors as part of the state's response to Alex Murdaugh's motion for a new trial.
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Irene Zohar remembers her 20-year-old cousin Itay Glisko killed last month by Hamas. She fears for the safety of her family in Israel and America.
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The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating two South Carolina jails for possible civil rights violations following a string of deaths in Charleston and Richland Counties.
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Attorneys for Alex Murdaugh have asked the state Supreme Court to remove Judge Clifton Newman from the convicted murderer’s case as they fight for a new trial. They argue Murdaugh has a right to an impartial judge.
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Four months after Dr. Eric Gallien was named Charleston County’s new school superintendent, the district board has accepted a settlement agreement releasing him from his duties. The unanimous decision was made after board members revealed an investigation into a complaint Gallien had created a hostile work environment showed he did nothing wrong.
