Mirthala Salinas

Salinas Officially Exits Telemundo - Posted October 2, 2007
October 1 came and went yesterday and so did Mirthala Salinas' job at Telemundo. The television newscaster, whose highly publicized affair with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa led to a two month suspension from Telemundo's KVEA TV, failed to report back to work on Monday. Her absence then led the network to release... [FishBowlLA]

Salinas Officially Exits Telemundo - Posted October 2, 2007
October 1 came and went yesterday and so did Mirthala Salinas' job at Telemundo. The television newscaster, whose highly publicized affair with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa led to a two month suspension from Telemundo's KVEA TV, failed to report back to work on Monday. Her absence then led the network to release... [FishBowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted September 25, 2007
Inland Empire: Spanish-language television network Telemundo apparently doesn't have the cojones to fire Mirthala Salinas. So instead it will force her to quit. The one-time anchor, who was suspended without pay for two months in August for reporting on Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa while having an affair with him, will return to... [FishBowlLA]

Mirthala Salinas Suspended for 2 Months - Posted August 2, 2007
Mirthala Salinas has been suspended by Telemundo, accordin to a really late-breaking story. She gets to sit in the big time out chair for two whole months, because Telemundo are a bunch of wimps. But she's not going alone: The highest-ranking executive, Ibra Morales, who oversees the network's 16 Spanish-language stations, was... [FishBowlLA]

ERSNews.com Flips LAT The Bird - Posted August 2, 2007
ERSNews.com mocks the LAT for its handling of the affair between Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Telemundo reporter Mirthala Salinas, taunting the paper of record for continuing to "to bring up the rear in reporting on this story." The fellas at ERS are making a name for themselves with this story, and they... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 07.31.07 - Posted July 31, 2007
Good morning Washington. SPOTTED YESTERDAY!!! From a tipster: "Chuck Todd...Seen in Atlanta's airport pacing back and forth with his cell phone in one ear and his finger in the other." More on Rep. Stark's apology to journalists. Dana Bash and John King: Dating! From a tipster (regarding this "Washington Sketch" column) "It's amusing that Dana... [FishBowlDC]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted July 26, 2007
Comic-Con Coverage: Is relegated to a weird, catch-all blog that features poorly produced video segments of -- from what we can tell -- nothing. Silence Is Golden: Nondisclosure agreements aren't just for nannies anymore. The LAT reports that in our gossipy age, celebs -- and many non-celebs -- are requiring everyone from... [FishBowlLA]

Mirthala Salinas and Mayor Villaraigosa: Does the Romance Cost the City? - Posted July 22, 2007
The LA Times dutifully kept the heat on Telemundo temptress Mirthala Salinas and Mayor Villaraigosa, sort of. As Mickey Kaus points out, the LAT considers her the victim, with the last line in the piece: "She is a community figure; people relate to her and respect her," said Rochelle Newman-Carrasco, chief executive... [FishBowlLA]

Sundown on Sunset: Fanning the Flames - Posted July 13, 2007
Smart Shopper? Mirthala Salinas bought her "luxury" condo from a lobbyist. Go figure. Cheap Advice Faceoff Salon's Cary Tennis tells selfish reader to go to granny's funeral, vs Slate's Dear Prudence tells insane mom that 5 year kid is not a slut. Red Skies Over Montana Ave. The science of sunsets and smog. Sleep Well, Sweet Prince Downtown... [FishBowlLA]

Villaraigosa/Salinas in Pictures - Posted July 11, 2007
Wondering exactly when Mirthala Salinas and Mayor Villaraigosa met? ERS News (which really needs to learn the joys of permalinks) had a handy photo essay, with some mighty interesting shots. And how odd that it took this scandal to get the Mayor to finally do something about the city's pot-holes? Catch up... [FishBowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted July 10, 2007
Boy Gets Theater: Columnist Patrick Goldstein waxes poetic about two new Westside movie theaters. What Scares Harry Potter? Thousands of screaming teenagers. Describing a Beatles-esque scene, Gina Piccalo reports that the crowd that formed in Hollywood to catch a glimpse of the Potter cast were so deafening, "the actors were barely audible... [FishBowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted July 6, 2007
Best Quote About Live Earth: Is in today's story about tepid ticket sales: Asked last month about Live Earth, Roger Daltrey of the Who, which is not a participant, moaned: "The last thing the planet needs is a rock concert." Wrong Number: A UCLA communications major inherits Paris Hilton's old cell number. Hilarity... [FishBowlLA]

Mirthala Salinas on Leave, Telemundo To Investigate/Did Villaraigosa Fly Her? - Posted July 6, 2007
Mirthala Salinas, the Telemundo newscaster and power-dater, has been placed on leave, pending an internal investigation. What's to investigate? Is there a shortage of Journalism 101 textbooks? Telemundo has her statement that Babelfish renders as I am going to cooperate with the station and esteem its commitment to carry out a complete... [FishBowlLA]

Villaraigosa's Staff Knew About Affair With Salinas: Tax Dollars at Work? - Posted July 4, 2007
Tabloid Baby, who really can't let go of a story, reports that surprise! Mayor Villaraigosa was unable to attend the Pacific Palisades Fourth of July Parade. He was, uh, otherwise engaged. Idle thought: Rocky Delgadillo must be grinning from ear to ear. Speaking of busy, how did Antonio-our-ownio manage to appear all... [FishBowlLA]

Telemundo Execs Not Happy with Mirthala Salinas - Posted July 4, 2007
ERS News (who broke the story about Salinas and Fabian Nunez) is reporting that Telemundo anchor Mirthala Salinas is in big trouble with her bosses, General manager Manuel Abud and News Director Al Corral. The gist: on three separate occasions Telemundo management asked Salinas if she was having an affair with... [FishBowlLA]

Luke Ford Scoops the LA Times, Daily News, but not Telemundo: Villaraigosa Admits to Affair with Mirthala Salinas - Posted July 4, 2007
Luke Ford was right all along. The Mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa announced that he was, indeed, in a relationship with Telemundo anchor Mirthala Salinas. She even reported on the mayor's separation from his wife (scroll down to the third video, above.) Talk about getting close to a news source! And... [FishBowlLA]