| Personal Details Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Portia Bruner |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | July 6, 1973. As of 2024, she is around 51 years old. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Spouse / Partner | Was married but is now separated. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
| Children / No. of Kids | 2 |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | Black |
| Nationality | American |
| What happened to Portia Bruner? | Portia was diagnosed with psychogenic stuttering in 2018. |
Wikipedia Bio / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Portia Bruner is working currently as a General Assignment Reporter for Fox 5 Atlanta from 2003.
- In 2018, Portia was diagnosed with psychogenic stuttering, or stuttering brought on by emotional trauma.
Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education
- Portia Bruner was born in Washington D.C on July 6, 1973, and was raised in Denver, Colorado.
- Her parents are both former military personnel, and she comes from a military family. Portia’s mother served in the Air Force as a flight nurse. Her father served in the US Air Force as a Judge Advocate General (JAG). Both of Bruner’s parents served in the Vietnam War and survived the war’s horrors.
- She graduated ‘Magna-Cum-Laude’ from Howard University and has made South DeKalb County her home for more than a decade. She was part of the university’s newspaper team.
- She is divorced and is a single mother to her children, sons Solomon and Asa. For mother-child bonding, she often prays with her sons in the morning & evening and takes road trips with them whenever possible.
- An ambassador of thrift stores, Portia finds and talks a lot about affordable fashion and how ‘style’ shouldn’t come with a hefty price tag. She introduces herself on social media as a ‘ProThrifter.’ She also tags her thrift posts with the hashtag #BargainswithBruner.
Portia Bruner Illness / Sick / Health Issues :
- On the morning of October 11, 2017, minutes before airtime, Portia couldn’t get her voice out at all. She started slurring her words and sounded like she was having a stroke. She was rushed to the ER, and her brain scans were clear. There was no sign of a stroke, no aneurysm, or a blood clot.
- She went on to get more tests at Emory University Hospital and neurologists found nothing wrong with her physically. They then diagnosed her with psychogenic stuttering or stuttering brought upon by trauma.
- After the diagnosis, Portia’s team at work asked her to talk about her life and found out that she was under a lot of stress and was not handling it as well as they had thought she was doing.
- Thereafter, she took medical leave and went off-air for about three months. Her journey in getting her life back together and getting better included working with Emory Speech pathologist Paula Klingman-Palk, a family therapist, and a meditation coach. She even regularly climbed to the top of Stone Mountain to meditate. Instead of rushing up as she used to, Portia now takes regular breaks to soak in the view.
- Portia Bruner Weight Loss : She tried to go through a weight-loss regime in 2015, and shared a Facebook post regarding this. A viewer gave her encouragement asking her to ‘drink water, not soda’ and ‘stop eating after 7pm.’ Portia thanked the viewer for his tips.
Career, Income, Salary and Net Worth :
- Portia was always interested in the field of journalism. Her first encounter with it was when she was in high school and started working as a proofreader and later as a reporter for “The Urban Spectrum,” a small paper in Denver.
- A few weeks after she graduated from university, she started as a researcher and producer in the Consumer News Unit of NBC4-TV in Washington, D.C.
- She moved on to work for WAPT-TV in Jackson, Mississippi, as their 5 p.m co-anchor and reporter and then at WTKR-TV in Norfolk, Virginia.
- In July of 2003, Portia joined the Fox 5 Atlanta News team as a General Assignment Reporter. Along with that she fills in on the anchor desk for Good Day Atlanta and Fox 5 News at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
- Bruner specializes in interviewing people and seeks them all, right from Nelson Mandela to a child on the playground! She loves telling their stories in a way that makes a difference.
- Previously, Portia held the title of the ‘Vice President of Broadcast’ for the Atlanta Association of Broadcast Journalists. She enjoys mentoring girls, young women, and aspiring journalists.
Body Figure / Physical Info
Portia Bruner Measurements :
- Eye Color : Brown
- Haircut / Hair Color : Brown
- How tall / Height : No confirmed information is available.
- Feet / Legs / Boots / Shoe Size : No confirmed information is available.
- Pregnant? : Currently, she is not expecting a baby.
I love watching Portia every day at 1:00. Your guests are very interesting especially the ones on black skin care. You are doing a great job!!!
This article states that Portia Brunet graduated Magna-Cum-Laude from Harvard University when she actually graduated from Howard University.
Strength and Beauty and God’s grace is what I see watching you on TV and especially after reading your story. Would love to have coffee and further conversation sometime.
I think Portia Bruner is a very beautiful person I met her years ago keep doing a great job
Joanne Feldman is unquestionably the most beautiful woman on any news/weather chsnnel on TV. One suggestion might be that she change her hair color back to the dirty blond look. Also cut it just a tad shorter. She looks 10 years younger with that look. She doesn’t need to mess with perfection. One thing she and I have in common is we both have similar scars on our left knee – mine from knee replacement.
Portia Bruner is amazing and gorgeous. I would like to meet her and have dinner. I know a woman’s worth. She is astonishing and beautiful.