Background
Makupson, Amyre Porter was born on September 30, 1947 in River Rouge, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Rudolph Hannibal and Amyre Ann Porter.
Makupson, Amyre Porter was born on September 30, 1947 in River Rouge, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Rudolph Hannibal and Amyre Ann Porter.
Bachelor, Fisk University, 1970. Master of Arts, American University, Washington, 1972.
Makupson held positions at We Shield Millions -television in Nashville and World Rally Championship-television in Washington, District of Columbia before moving back to Detroit in 1975 to work as director of public relations for Head Start, the Michigan Health Maintenance Organization. That same year, Makupson was hired by WGPR-television, the nation"s first African American owned television station, to anchor Big City News and the Detroit focused talk show Porterhouse. In 1977, Makupson joined WKBD as news anchor and public affairs director
At WKBD, she hosted Morning Break, the station"s daily talk show, and produced and anchored a five-minute newsbreak.
In 1985, Makupson co-anchored WKBD"s Ten O"Clock News and later anchored Eyewitness News at 11 on WKBD"s sister station, WWJ-television Her parents, Doctor Rudolph Hannibal and Amyre Ann Porche Porter, sent her to Detroit"s Visitation Catholic Elementary School and she graduated from Saint Mary"s Academy High School in Monroe, Michigan in 1965. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in dramatics and speech from Fisk University in 1970 and her Master of Arts degree in speech arts/communications theory from American University in 1972.
In November 2003, she acted in a local play in Detroit and wrote a book about death. She was nominated for an Exemplary Volunteer Service Award by Michigan Government.
Jennifer Granholm in 2007.
Member Co-Ette Club, Inc., Metropolitan Detroit Teen Conference Coalition. Member advisory committee, board directors Alzheimers Association. Board directors committee March of Dimes.
Board directors Providence Hospital Foundation, Sickle Cell Association, Covenant House Michigan, American Automobile Association, Home Federal Savings Bank, Skillman Foundation. Member Public Relations Society of America, American Women in Radio and television (Outstanding Achievement award 1981, Outstanding Woman in television Top Management 1993, Mentor award 1993), Women in Communications, National Academy television Arts and Sciences, Detroit Press Club, Ad-Craft, Howard University National Gold Key Honor Society (honorary).
Married Walter H. Makupson, November 1, 1975. Children: Rudolph Porter, Amyre Nisi.