Susan Peters (born September 27, 1956) is a former

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. She worked for

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, the ABC affiliate in Wichita,

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from 1995 to 2016. She has won

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for her reporting in both California and Kansas. After graduating from

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with a B.A. in

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, she started as a reporter at WRAU-TV in

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in 1978. She became an anchor and reporter at KWCH-DT in 1983. In 1991, she moved to KFMB-TV in

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. She returned to Wichita in 1995 to work at KAKE until May 25, 2016. Peters returned to the air in late 2017, co-hosting ''Hatteberg's People'' on

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with former KAKE co-anchor Larry Hatteberg. In January 2007, this Wikipedia article on Peters was featured on the national public radio program ''

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''. The discussion revolved around whether the article on Wikipedia should be deleted based upon Wikipedia's notability guidelines. The result of the AfD in question was "keep", and ''Weekend America'' announced it as such. An

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investigation into partisan journalists/newspersons who donate to political parties and causes, Peters was found to have donated to a liberal organization with ties to the Democratic party.

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from KAKE-TV {{DEFAULTSORT:Peters, Susan Living people American television journalists American women television journalists Kansas television personalities People from Peoria, Illinois Television anchors from San Diego Western Illinois University alumni 1956 births