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Five 'Portlanders' Visit Phoenix Area To Encourage Travel To Pacific Northwest

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Downtown Portland, Oregon.

Five Portlanders will be visiting the Valley this week from the Pacific Northwest.

Normally, that’s not a big story, but these residents are a bit different — they’re virtual reality statues that give viewers a glimpse of their city through their “eyes.” It’s part of a campaign called “Meet the Portlanders!” which will be at Kierland Commons today through Sunday.

Marcus Hibdon is with Travel Portland and joined The Show to discuss the campaign.

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.