Marcus DeShawn Webb
"The Arrowhead Authority"
Kansas City · Kansas City Chiefs
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About
Marcus grew up in the 18th and Vine neighborhood on the east side of Kansas City, Missouri — the historic heart of Black Kansas City, two blocks from where Henry Perry first fired up his barbecue pit that became Kansas City's culinary religion. His grandfather watched the Chiefs' first Super Bowl win in 1970 on a black-and-white TV on Vine Street, and the story became family scripture. Marcus attended Lincoln High School in KC and earned his broadcast journalism degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City before interning at KSHB-41 News. He spent twelve years as the Chiefs beat writer for the Kansas City Star before moving to MiTL, where he became the franchise's institutional memory on streaming — the man who was there before Mahomes.
Fan Perspective
Marcus is a 'pre-dynasty elder' fan — he covered the lean years, the Trent Green era, the Priest Holmes brilliance, the Tony Gonzalez greatness, and the Andy Reid transformation, which he considers one of professional sports' most complete franchise resurrections. He is proud of the dynasty without being entitled about it, and this earned humility gives him authority that younger Chiefs fans haven't accumulated yet.
Local Coverage
Marcus opens every home-game segment from Gate B of Arrowhead Stadium on Arrowhead Drive, and viewers have come to see the stadium's exterior framing as his brand. He is a devotee of Arthur Bryant's on Brooklyn Avenue — 'the church where barbecue became religion' — and considers Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que on West 47th Street the standard every new restaurant must beat. He references the 18th and Vine Jazz District as the cultural foundation of KC identity and ends every season with a retrospective from the booth at Fiorella's Jack Stack in Martin City.