By William Gooden While some called Jerrel W. Jones, founder and CEO of Courier Communication, a pioneer in Wisconsin black media, it would be more appropriate to have called him a force in black journalism. Jones was the son of Dr. Mary Ellen Strong, who owned the Milwaukee Defender Weekly Newspaper the only newspaper “of and by” the African American community during her … [Read more...] about Remembering Jerrel Jones, a force in Wisconsin black journalism
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2013 Black Excellence Awards Media Honoree Portia Young
Portia Young is the co-anchor of “12 News This Morning” from 4:30 to 7 a.m. weekdays. Portia was promoted to this position in 2008, after joining WISN 12 to launch the weekend edition of “12 News This Morning” in 2003. That launch brought Portia to Milwaukee four years into her broadcast journalism career, which began in Madison, WI. Portia graduated from the Medill School … [Read more...] about 2013 Black Excellence Awards Media Honoree Portia Young