My Barbara Walters
Escorting Barbara Walters and her daughter around my Portland, Oregon hometown in 1987 offered me a glimpse into the journalism icon’s warmth and grace
March 23, 2023
For 15 years (1978-1993) Joella Werlin was Public Affairs Director for the ABC-TV affiliate in Portland, Oregon. Her broadcast experience led to Familore, her professional service as a “personal historian,” recording and preserving life stories. Now retired, Joella’s research and writing focuses on the family story behind the publication in 1623 of the plays of "Mr. William Shakespeare," known as the “First Folio.”