Why is Los Angeles mayor dating local broadcaster?
The mayor of Los Angeles is dating a local TV reporter — two years after having an affair with another newscaster that led to his divorce. The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday that Lu Parker, a KTLA-TV reporter and anchor in Los Angeles and a former Miss U.S.A, has been dating Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa since March 2009. Parker anchored a newscast Sunday during which she announced Villaraigosa’s prospects of running for governor in 2010. Station executives, however, insist that her relationship with the mayor does not present a conflict of interest. “Now that we’re aware of the relationship, she will no longer be covering local politics,” KTLA-TV news director Jason Ball told the newspaper. “I have the utmost faith in Lu Parker’s abilities.” Villaraigosa’s extramarital affair with Telemundo KVEA-TV Channel 52 reporter and anchor Mirthala Salinas in 2007 raised similar issues of integrity — an affair for which he was roundly criticized during his first term in office. Villaraigosa’s
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/02/report-los-angeles-mayor-dating-local-television-reporter/?test=latestnews Report: Los Angeles Mayor Dating Local Television Reporter Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is dating a local television reporter — two years after having an affair with another newscaster that resulted in divorce from his wife, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday The mayor of Los Angeles is dating a local TV reporter — two years after having an affair with another newscaster that led to his divorce. The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday that Lu Parker, a KTLA-TV reporter and anchor in Los Angeles and a former Miss U.S.A, has been dating Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa since March 2009. Parker anchored a newscast Sunday during which she announced Villaraigosa’s prospects of running for governor in 2010. Station executi
