Sports Director Leaves Wichita’s KAKE Over Contract Dispute

By Andrew Gauthier 

The Wichita Eagle

Alan Shope is no longer sports director for KAKE, Channel 10.

“It was just a simple contract issue that we couldn’t work out,” says Shope, who had been at the station almost nine years.

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Shope says the issue wasn’t monetary. “I was not asking for money,” he says. “I’ve never asked for a raise at KAKE TV.”

Shope is a Wichita native who returned here to be closer to his father, George.

“KAKE’s a great place to work,” Shope says. More…

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