Sue Manteris

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Sue Manteris
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Manteris in 2011
Born
Sunanda Tripathi

(1962-06-20) June 20, 1962 (age 61)
Varanasi, India
Education Columbine High School
Colorado State University Pueblo
Occupation(s) Account executive and former journalist
Years active1984–present
Employer10e Media (2011–present)
Television KSNV-DT (1989–2011)
SpouseArthur Manteris (?–present)
Children1 (with Manteris)
3 grandchildren (1 deceased)

Sunanda Tripathi-Manteris (born June 20, 1962) is an Indian-born American account executive and former journalist at the NBC affiliate in Las Vegas, Nevada, KSNV-DT.

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Manteris was raised in Littleton, Colorado, a suburb of Denver, where she attended Columbine High School. She went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications in 1985 from Colorado State University Pueblo. [1] [2]

In 1984, she began her broadcasting career as a disc jockey at KDZA and Z-100 in Southern Colorado, including a transfer to the News Department where she did “morning drive” newscasts. She began working in television in 1985 as a reporter and weekend anchor at KCWY-TV in Casper, Wyoming. She later moved to work in TV news positions at KULR-TV in Billings, Montana and WWAY-TV in Wilmington, North Carolina. Manteris moved to Las Vegas in early 1989 when she joined the NBC affiliate, Channel 3 (KSNV-DT), as a news anchor. [1] [2] She continued this position for 22 years until June 10, 2011, when her contract expired.

As a result of allegations of ethnic, gender and age discrimination, a Federal lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Nevada on May 17, 2011, on her behalf. [3] [4] On April 2, 2012, Judge Gloria Navarro put the lawsuit on hold and ordered Manteris to resolve the lawsuit against the station through arbitration. [5] [6]

She was honored as a finalist for Emmy Award for “Hooked on Hookah.” Manteris is a founding member and currently an officer in “Las Vegas-India Chamber of Commerce” and member of “Friends of India.” Manteris is married and has one son; she lives in Boulder City, Nevada. [1] [2] [7]

Manteris is a supporter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Southern Nevada. Her 12-year-old grandson died in March 2018 from acute myeloid leukemia. [8]

Awards and nominations

Personal life

Tripathi-Manteris is married to Arthur Manteris, Vice President of Station Casinos.

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  2. 1 2 3 Calica-La Putt, Dymphna (March 31 – April 6, 2011). "The eloquence of Sue Manteris" (PDF). Las Vegas Asian Journal. Retrieved June 27, 2011.[ dead link ]
  3. ↑ Clarke, Norm (June 13, 2011). "Manteris explains basis for lawsuit". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  4. ↑ Green, Steve (May 17, 2011). "TV news anchor alleges discrimination in lawsuit". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  5. ↑ Green, Steve (April 2, 2012). "Court rules against former Las Vegas TV anchor Manteris in dispute with station". Vegas Inc. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  6. ↑ Knox, Merrill (April 2, 2012). "Judge Orders Sue Manteris to Resolve Lawsuit Against KSNV Through Arbitration". Mediabistro. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
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