Elizabeth Zavala has accepted the position of Deputy City Editor at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. She leaves rival Dallas Morning News, where she was the Assistant Metro Editor and where she’s worked for the past seven years. Her last day on the job is July 13. She’ll be taking a week’s vacation, before she tackles […]
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Ethics and integrity in question
A lot more details on mayor Villaraigosa’s romance with reporter Mirthala Salinas have been surfacing, since he confirmed their relationship yesterday. The most complete timeline is offered in today’s L.A. Times, which links the mayor to the reporter as far back as 18 months ago. The blogs are on fire, with some very scathing comments […]
The mayor and the reporter
L.A. is abuzz with confirmation from the mayor himself that he does indeed have a relationship with a Telemundo station reporter and back-up anchor. Antonio Villaraigosa admitted his relationship with Mirthala Salinas to the Daily News: “It is true that I have a relationship with Ms. Mirthala Salinas. As I’ve said I take full responsibility […]
More layoffs announced at Mercury News
A Mercury News layoff survivor called it “the slaughter” – 31 people laid-off and 15 others voluntarily leaving. It was expected, yet the names of those told not to come to work today surprised many. Some of the names on the list are shocking! With this latest round of layoffs, how does the paper plan […]
Latino anchor team named in Texas
Angel San Juan and weathercaster Rocío Garza are the new anchors on the NBC affiliate’s “The Morning News.” The program airs 5:30 to 7 a.m. weekdays. Angel left the Beaumont CBS station, where he was reporter. Rocío comes from the Univision affiliate in Laredo, where she worked as weather anchor for two years. They replace […]
Remembering Rich
Memories of Rich evoked many tears, but some laughter as well during a service in his honor. The First Unitarian Church in San Jose was crowded, with family, friends and colleagues who came to share feelings, thoughts and anecdotes about the raging USC fan. There were many people who flew in just to say […]