NEWS OFF THE CUFF
CBS 58 Anchor Amanda Porterfield OPENS UP ABOUT HER ROLE AS A MILWAUKEE TV JOURNALIST BY TOM JENZ
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hen I told Amanda Porterfield, CBS 58’s investigative journalist and news anchor, that I wanted to shoot her portrait, she suggested we take it in front of the elementary school she had once attended. On a sunny afternoon, we met at the Emanuel Philipp School on 16th Street a few blocks north of Capitol Drive. As with many old Milwaukee schools, this one, a red brick affair with sculptured relief symbols, was shuttered. But she seemed happy to be there. As we got acquainted, we were interrupted by a few older Black women wandering by, each curious. They recognized her from CBS 58 news and festooned her with compliments. I could tell she enjoyed being back in her old neighborhood and chatting with the ladies. This was where she grew up, and she made an effort to get caught up on the gossip. 16 | SHEPHERD EXPRESS
Photo by Tom Jenz.
