Denver Urban Spectrum editor and Metropolitan State University of Denver journalism professor Alfonzo Porter has died, bringing sadness and tributes for a mentor devoted to helping young writers find their voices.
Beyond teaching journalism students, Porter during the pandemic stepped in amid staff cuts to run a weekly magazine, in addition to overseeing the Metropolitan school newspaper. He also worked since 2016 running the Denver Urban Spectrum, a monthly news publication where, back in 1987, he produced a report about gang violence for its first issue.
“Alfonzo wore so many hats. He did so many different things,” Harris said. “Journalism was his first love. He was a social justice advocate. That was his main focus.” Porter graduated from MSU in the summer of 1987. He returned to the university in 2014 to work as an adjunct professor. Metropolitan editor Sara Martin, 22, who took two of Porter’s classes, said he “pushed us to do our best. …. He would tell us to be bold, check power, follow the money. He pushed us to be better. He was also our friend.”
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