Portia Bruner
From the legendary Nelson Mandela to giggling children on the playground, Portia Bruner loves talking to people whose stories leave an impression on viewers and make a difference in the lives of others.
Portia joined the FOX 5 Atlanta News team as a general assignment reporter in July 2003. She anchors FOX 5 News at Noon, then reports for FOX 5 News at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. She also fills in regularly as an anchor on Good Day Atlanta and the evening weekday newscasts. Portia has built a reputation for being a compassionate and dynamic storyteller who genuinely cares about the people whose life events she is covering. She specializes in breaking news, government affairs, consumer news and human interest stories and enjoys giving her viewers information they can use long after her stories air.
Portia also loves to share her money-saving shopping tips. Her "Bargains with Bruner" features spotlight the treasures she and FOX 5 Atlanta viewers find in thrift shops across metro Atlanta.
Before joining FOX 5 News, Portia was the consumer reporter for WTKR-TV in Norfolk, Virginia. Prior to her work in Virginia, she was a 5 p.m. co-anchor and a general assignment reporter for WAPT-TV in Jackson, Mississippi. She started her professional career as a researcher and producer in the Consumer News Unit of NBC4-TV in Washington, D.C. — just a few weeks after she graduated Magna Cum Laude from Howard University in 1995.
Portia was recently named a Top 10 Finalist in the 2019 “Best Self Atlanta Magazine Over 40 & Fabulous” Contest. She was selected for her commitment to community service and for her candid disclosure of her struggles with psychogenic stuttering and depression. She is a passionate advocate for self-care, professional therapy, meditation and prayer and often shares stress-management tips with FOX 5 viewers.
Portia has served as the Vice President of Broadcast for the Atlanta Association of Broadcast Journalists and enjoys mentoring girls, young women and aspiring journalists. While she has received several awards for her community service and storytelling, her most rewarding job title is “Mother.” She has two wise, witty and wonderful sons who are the muse for her popular "Morning Mommy Moments" posts on Facebook. Born in D.C. and raised in Denver, Colorado, Portia has proudly called South DeKalb County home since 2002.
The latest from Portia Bruner
Principal praises students, staff for lack of COVID-19 infections during in-person classes
The principal of a metro Atlanta school that's had no cases of COVID-19 urges families to use caution as the holiday season approaches. The staff and students at St. Thomas More have successfully dodged the respiratory virus and one parent credit the stringent protocols in place at the school.
GA Supreme Court rules against immunity for deputies charged with murder
Helen Gilbert was relieved to hear the Georgia Supreme Court just overturned a judge's ruling that granted immunity to the three Washington County Deputies charged with the murder of her brother, Eurie Lee Martin.
Family of man killed by Georgia deputies grateful for Supreme Court's reversal
The Georgia Supreme Court has handed down a significant ruling on immunity for three Washington County deputies charged with murder.
DeKalb teachers, band members showcased in catchy COVID-19 video
A pair of DeKalb County teachers created a video on how to remain socially distant and hygiene-conscious in a COVID-19 pandemic.
Donation drive set up for family displaced after Tropical Storm Zeta
Clearly moved by the story of Zeta storm survivor Valerie Smith, FOX 5 viewers are pitching in to help the mother who lost most of her belongings after a huge tree crushed a large section of the home she rented near Campbellton Road.
Veterans, civilians honor those who served in metro Atlanta
Bill Saling, Bronze Star Medal awardee, has made it his mission to tell the stories of fellow U.S. military veterans.
Family still displaced after Tropical Storm Zeta damages home
Valerie Smith's six children were asleep in different parts of their home off Campbellton Road when Tropical Storm Zeta swept through metro Atlanta in late October. The huge tree that crushed a corner of the roof is still lodged into the living room downstairs and bedroom upstairs where her 11-year-old daughter became entrapped.
Georgia voters debate future of the middle class under Biden-Harris administration
DeKalb County Democrats Nadia and Marty are grateful Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are headed to the White House. Nadia is a recent Boston Law School grad. Marty is an I.T. executive and father of three. Both believe middle-class America is now poised to thrive under new leadership.
Sheriff-elect says candid conversations will heal wounds in Henry County
Until July 2020, a Confederate statue stood at the center of the McDonough square for more than a century. It's removal, a sign of change that drew praise from some and criticism from others.
