Mirthala Salinas, the Spanish-language newscaster who had an adulterous affair with Los Angeles Democratic Mayor Villaraigosa has been suspended from her job for two months for violating conflict-of-interest policies:
Salinas was suspended after a three-week internal investigation reviewed by executives at Telemundo and parent company NBC Universal. Three Telemundo employees also were disciplined. Findings were reported on the network's national newscast and announced by executives."Her reading of copy during newscasts ... regarding the Mayor's separation from his wife was a flagrant violation of these guidelines," network president Don Browne wrote in a memo to employees.
The affair between Salinas and Mayor Villaraigosa was still going on when Salinas announced the news of Villaraigosa separation from his wife of 20 years on local Telemundo station KVEA, Channel 52. Salinas led into the story by saying, "The rumors were true."
Now that his wife as filed for divorce and Telemundo has concluded, Villaraigosa hopes "we can all move forward." So does Hillary.
Salinas got off easy. Just ask the soon to be former Mrs. Villaraigosa
Image credit: Associated Press.
Just like Henry Cisneros - couldn't keep his zipper up.
Posted by: Maria | Thursday, September 20, 2007 at 10:31 AM