Education
Manteris was raised in Littleton, Colorado, a suburb of Denver, where she attended Columbine High School.
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. 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-television in Casper, Wyoming.
She later moved to work in television news positions at KULR-television in Billings, Montana and WWAY-television in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Manteris moved to Las Vegas in early 1989 when she joined the National Broadcasting Company affiliate, Channel 3, as a news anchor. 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 United States. District Court in Nevada on May 17, 2011 on her behalf. On April 2, 2012, Judge Gloria Navarro put the lawsuit on hold and ordered Manteris to resolve the lawsuit against the station through arbitration.