| Sue Manteris | |
| Birth Name: | Sunanda Tripathi |
| Birth Date: | 20 June 1962 |
| Birth Place: | Varanasi, India |
| Education: | Columbine High School Colorado State University Pueblo |
| Occupation: | Account executive and former journalist |
| Years Active: | 1984–present |
| Employer: | 10e Media (2011–present) |
| Television: | KSNV-DT (1989–2011) |
| Spouse: | Arthur Manteris (?–present) |
| Children: | 1 (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.
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]
Tripathi-Manteris is married to Arthur Manteris, Vice President of Station Casinos.