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'''Peter William Ward'''  (born March 14, 1959 in [[wikipedia:Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne, Indiana]]), better known as '''Pete Ward''' is a retired [[wikipedia:television|television]] news presenter based in Fort Wayne. He worked for [[WMRI-FTV]], Northeast Indiana's [[wikipedia:American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate and owned-and-operated station formerly owned by [[ATE Media Corporation]] (the station is known locally as "9abc" and previously ATE Media's flagship station). Ward is also best known for being the father of ''Vote for the Girls USA'' and ''Vote for the Girls UK'' moderator [[Tracia Ward]].  
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'''Peter William Ward'''  (born March 14, 1959 in [[wikipedia:Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne, Indiana]]), better known as '''Pete Ward''' is a [[wikipedia:television|television]] news presenter based in Fort Wayne. He currently works for WMRI-FTV, Northeast Indiana's [[wikipedia:American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate owned by ATE Media Corporation (the station is known locally as "9abc" and ATE Media's flagship station). Ward is also best known for being the father of ''Vote for the Girls USA'' and ''Vote for the Girls UK'' moderator [[Tracia Ward]].  
  
  
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==Career==
 
==Career==
Pete Ward began his career at then-NBC affiliate (now Fox O&O) WSBI in South Bend, Indiana in 1981 as reporter and promoted to weekend anchor. His final career move came in 1989 at then-NBC affiliate WFAZ Fort Wayne (now ABC-owned WMRI). Ward was weekend evening anchor, co-anchoring with [[Laura Bakula]] and filled in for [[Marshall Davidson]] on occasion. In 2009, Ward became the main weeknight anchor with co-anchor [[Traci Davidson]].
 
  
On December 19, 2022, Ward announced on ''NewsCenter 9 at 6'' that he is scaling back his duties after January 9, and will appear on the noon and 4 p.m. broadcasts as well as remaining [[Karly Ryder]]'s co-anchor for the statewide newscast produced by WMRI's Indianapolis sister station [[WHOO-FTV|WHOO]] ''Indiana News Tonight''. Ward's principal successor is revealed to be [[Rachael Passalt]], who will join WMRI in April 2023. Ward's final broadcast was at noon and ''Indiana News Tonight'' on March 1, 2024.
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==Personal life==
 
==Personal life==
Pete Ward married Rosa Michaels in 1980. They had five children: Nikolas (b. 1980), a truck driver; [[Lucille Ward|Lucille]] (b. 1982), a weather anchor at [[WINO-FLP|WINO (Fox 7)]]; [[Lacy Ward|Lacy]] (b. 1985), an anchor/reporter for ABC-owned WMRI and previously at [[KTRJ-FTV|KTRJ ABC 11]] Denver and  at then-CW affiliate [[WFTW-FTV|WFTW]] (now an NBC affiliate); [[Lucas Ward|Lucas]] (b. 1987), main anchor at WFTW (NBC 6) and previously a reporter and fill-in anchor at [[KIAA-FTV|KIAA 9 News]] (CW) Denver<ref name="TraciaM-bio">{{cite web |url=http://voteforthegirls.us/author/traciaward/ |title=Tracia Matthewson |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=16 January 2017 |work=[[Vote for the Girls (United States)|''Vote for the Girls'']] |publisher=[[Ava Zinn|Aeverine Zinn Holdings]] |accessdate=1 January 2023}}</ref>; [[Tracia Matthewson|Tracia]] (b. 1989), main anchorwoman at [[WTOR-FTV|WTOR (CBS 41)]]; and [[Rebecca Ward]] (b. 1991), a news anchor at ABC-owned WMRI and previously at [[WHNC-FTV|WHNC (NBC 3)]] Charlotte.
 
  
Pete and Rosa divorced in 2003.
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==References==
 
==References==

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