ɐ ɡɹˈædʒuːət ʌv bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kəlˈʌmbiə ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt ʌv tɛknˈɑːlədʒiz bɹˈɔːdkæst dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪzəm pɹˈoʊɡɹæm ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti, mˈɪdkæp bɪɡˈæn hɜː tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən kɚɹˈɪɹ ˌɔn dˌʌbəljˌuːbˌiːˌɛnˈɛkstˌiːvˈiː ɪn ˈækɹɑːn, oʊhˈaɪoʊ, ɐpˈɪɹɪŋ ˌɔn ɐ wˈiːkli kˈɜːɹənt ɐfˈɛɹz pɹˈoʊɡɹæm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt.
A graduate of British Columbia Institute of Technology's broadcast journalism program in 1990, Midcap began her television career on WBNX-TV in Akron, Ohio, appearing on a weekly current affairs program (1990–1998).