An award-winning, investigative journalist who spent more than 30 years as an anchor and reporter for 9NEWS in Denver died Sunday. “Very sad news to report tonight,” 9NEWS anchor Tom Green said in a post on social media Tuesday. “Our friend & longtime colleague Ward Lucas has passed away.” Lucas, who retired in 2009 after 33 years of reporting and anchoring at 9NEWS in Denver, died Sunday at age 75. “Ward Lucas overflowed with a key characteristic of great journalists: curiosity,” 9NEWS journalist Kyle Clark said on social media Tuesday.