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Chicago Sun-Times
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Mitch Dudek

Harry Porterfield, beloved Chicago TV news anchor, ‘Someone You Should Know’ raconteur, dies at 95

Harry Porterfield, one of Chicago’s most beloved and respected news broadcasters, died Monday at age 95. (Provided)

Beloved Chicago television news broadcaster Harry Porterfield, who for years shared the unique tales of hundreds of area residents through his signature “Someone You Should Know” series, died Monday. He was 95.

His first profile for the series aired on WBBM-TV Channel 2 in 1977 and featured a paralyzed woman who worked as a hospital receptionist and operated a switchboard using a device she clutched in her teeth, family said.

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