Betsy came to KCTV5 News in 1999 and currently reports for KCTV5 News at 10 p.m.

Before coming to Kansas City, she worked as a reporter and anchor at the western Kansas bureau in Garden City, Kan., for Wichita's KAKE-TV, and as a reporter and producer for KOMU-TV, in Columbia, Mo.

Betsy received her degree in political science and women's studies from Wellesley College in 1992. After college, she worked in the Boston area in restaurants and entertainment venues and as a commercial property manager. In 1997, she earned her master’s degree from the University of Missouri School of Journalism.

She began honing her interview skills at age 10. Armed with a RadioShack tape recorder, her questions for her father were more persistent than probing, "What's your favorite color?" and "OK, what's your second favorite color?"

Betsy grew up in the Philadelphia area. As the daughter of an immigrant mother, she was fortunate to have made three trips to Europe as a child and teen. She recalls watching East German soldiers guarding the walled border just a bicycle ride from her grandmother's house, shooting pool in Berlin just months after the fall of the Berlin Wall, and being refused genuine Pilsner during Prague's first free election since before World War II.

Betsy is a part-time "people-parent" to a fawn boxer named Jem. At home, she relaxes with crafts including jewelry-making and sewing. She is passionate about music and enjoys taking a full day to sink into a book. Out on the town, she enjoys occasional weekends with Jem at the off-leash dog park, sporadic visits to the gym, watching local bands and partner dancing.

You can e-mail Betsy at betsy.webster@kctv5.com.

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