A Salute to Susan Anderson

Susan Anderson lost her long fight with cancer last night, and those of us who knew her feel that loss in our bones.

In 1980, she and her friend, fellow journalist Jo Russin, left successful media careers in San Francisco and made their way to Wyoming. Jo joined the Casper Star Tribune. Susan went looking for her first opportunity in Wyoming broadcasting.

I was Vice President and General Manager of KTWO Television and KTWO Radio then, and our commitment to news was strong. Experience like Susan’s didn’t come along often in Wyoming in those days.

Pete Williams, our News Director, gave her a tour of the station. It wasn’t KRON in San Francisco. It wasn’t shiny. But it was real, and it mattered. When she came to my office, it was clear she felt that.

The meetin

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