Essex Porter Reflects On The Importance of Black Media and his KIRO 7 Career

Essex Porter, retired Emmy-winning political reporter, joined host Omari Salisbury in the studio to reflect on his distinguished 39-year career at KIRO 7 and his current leadership roles with Cascade Public Media and the Seattle Association of Black Journalists. Porter also shared his insights from the recent community preview of Angela Poe Russell’s musical Aviatrix at the Northwest African American Museum, discussed the role of Black-led local programming at Cascade PBS, and offered his perspective on the recent Civic Cocktail: A Conversation with Mayor Katie Wilson event last week.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.