Betty is a national consumer reporter for 91影视. A Chicago-area native and a University of Iowa journalism graduate, she most recently spent 28 years at the Akron Beacon Journal in Ohio. There, she covered a variety of topics from business, metro and medical news. She was also Consumer reporter and columnist for 23 years. Betty is also an adjunct professor at Kent State University.
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