Sue Manteris

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.

Sue Manteris
Manteris in 2011
Born	Sunanda Tripathi (1962-06-20) June 20, 1962 (age 63) Varanasi, India
Education	Columbine High School Colorado State University Pueblo
Occupation(s)	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)

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]The arbitration resulted in the station offering a settlement, which was accepted by Manteris. Both sides agreed to a non-disclosure agreement regarding the amount and terms of the settlement. ^[7]

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][8]

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.^[9]

Awards and nominations

• 2010, nominated for Pacific Southwest Regional Emmy Award for her work at KVBC (now KSNV)^[10]

Personal life

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