Betty Lin-Fisher has been a consumer reporter and columnist for the Akron Beacon Journal since 2000. She is best known for her coverage of natural gas issues, having first analyzed prices of natural gas when the industry was deregulated in 2000 as a pilot program, leaving many readers confused about how to choose a provider. Every year, she provides in-depth analysis of the natural gas choices and lays out the choices for readers. She also covers general business news.
Lin-Fisher joined the Akron Beacon Journal in 1995 as a copy editor and has served as a Saturday metro editor, metro reporter and business reporter. Prior to joining the Beacon, Lin-Fisher interned at the Philadelphia Inquirer and Wichita (Kansas) Eagle and worked for the Iowa City Press-Citizen.
She has received many awards for her work, including the Reclaim the Dream series, which won several state and national awards. One of her columns won first place for business columns in the 2009 Cleveland Press Club.
A Chicago-area native, Lin-Fisher graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in Journalism and Environmental Studies.
Lin-Fisher lives in the Akron area with her husband and two children.
Betty Lin-Fisher can be reached at 330-996-3724 or blinfisher@thebeaconjournal.com.
