Television show host, author. Host of the "Betty Feezor Show," which aired from 1953-1977 on WBTV, Charlotte, NC. According to the station, hers was the first in the world to be video-recorded in color, beginning in 1958. Betty earned her degree in home economics from the University of Tennessee, after which she was employed by the Department of Agriculture Extension Service as a home demonstration agent, first in Tennessee and later in North Carolina. It was in Greensboro, NC, that a television station sought her expertise in cooking and home decoration. Later, its manager would recommend her to WBTV in Charlotte, launching 24 years of one of the most successful women's shows in the country, ranking as the third most watched in the nation in 1965. The show also aired on WBTV's sister station, WWBT in Richmond, VA. Betty also was wrote several recipe and meal planning books. Her diary, "A Life That Mattered," chronicling her battle with brain cancer, was published in 1979. In 1982, Betty was elected to the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
Television show host, author. Host of the "Betty Feezor Show," which aired from 1953-1977 on WBTV, Charlotte, NC. According to the station, hers was the first in the world to be video-recorded in color, beginning in 1958. Betty earned her degree in home economics from the University of Tennessee, after which she was employed by the Department of Agriculture Extension Service as a home demonstration agent, first in Tennessee and later in North Carolina. It was in Greensboro, NC, that a television station sought her expertise in cooking and home decoration. Later, its manager would recommend her to WBTV in Charlotte, launching 24 years of one of the most successful women's shows in the country, ranking as the third most watched in the nation in 1965. The show also aired on WBTV's sister station, WWBT in Richmond, VA. Betty also was wrote several recipe and meal planning books. Her diary, "A Life That Mattered," chronicling her battle with brain cancer, was published in 1979. In 1982, Betty was elected to the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
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