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Sue Green

April 13, 1940 — January 20, 2025

Tucson

A pioneer in Tucson TV journalism in years past has signed off for a last time. Sue Green, one of Tucson’s first female TV newscasters, passed away January 20, 2025. Born Carol Susan Cross in Topeka, KS, on April 13,1940 to parents Guy P. and Edith (Vinsonhaler) Cross, Sue attended William Woods College in Fulton, MO, before transferring to the University of Kansas, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa while earning her bachelor's degree in sociology and speech communication studies in 1962. A class assignment to visit a Kansas City TV station somehow led to a weekly gig for Sue as host of the station’s Saturday morning “Miss Kitty” children's TV show, a harbinger of a career path that would include a brief stint as a TV news announcer in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Sue married college sweetheart Loring Green in 1964. The couple eventually settled in Tucson, where Sue received her master’s degree in education at the University of Arizona in 1973—and fell in love with Wildcat basketball. She joined the staff of KVOA-TV in 1965, working as a reporter and, eventually, news anchor. In 1973 she joined KOLD-TV as producer, reporter and anchor before retiring in 1988. Sue and Loring divorced in 1982.

Sue was a proud Jayhawk and Wildcat alumna and a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority and the Junior League of Southern Arizona. Never one to hold back a well-informed opinion on media, politics, economics or UA sports, Sue was an extraordinary conversationalist. As proud as she was of her broadcast journalism career and her interviews with newsmakers and celebrities, she had especially fond memories of an entirely different kind of TV role: a cameo appearance opposite Mark Slade in the pilot episode of the 1960s TV western series “High Chaparral” which was filmed largely at Old Tucson Studios.

Still, it was from her years of TV news reporting that long-time Tucsonans remember her. Sometime after her retirement a stranger approached Sue, asking, “Didn't you used to be Sue Green?” “Still am,” replied the witty, groundbreaking woman who was a fixture in Tucson homes for more than two decades. 

Sue is survived by her former husband and a legion of friends. Sue’s friends and associates are encouraged to share their memories of her on Legacy.com. 


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