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Thursday, February 21, 2008

NBC10 boss to Braxton: Don't investigate my husband


NBC 10 reporter Monique Braxton just returned from a weeklong off-air suspension.

Braxton, sources say, had been suspended for making calls and inquiries about the criminal case of Steve DiDonato, of Lower Salford Township, who happens to be the husband of NBC 10 Managing Editor Lisa Spinosa.

Last month a judge sentenced DiDonato, 47, to a probation-like program over charges that DiDonato set a fire in January 2006, outside a Lehigh Valley bar. The fire was set to distract police from the fact that he was about to get in his car and drive under the influence, Debbie Garlicki of the Allentown Morning Call reported. DiDonato was not arrested until seven months after the blaze, which he allegedly drove through.

We're told Braxton was paid during her suspension, and also made personal appearances, but was not reporting for NBC 10. She did not return calls from us about the suspension. Our call to Spinosa was referred to an NBC 10 spokeswoman who offered no comment.
Posted by Dan Gross @ 8:27 AM  Permalink | File Under: Media Matters | 4 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:33 AM, 02/21/2008
    Sounds like Spinosa needs to be fired.
    — Steak
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:55 AM, 02/21/2008
    I concur. So her husband is an arsonist, and a drunk driver. What a catch!
    — Loren
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:38 PM, 02/21/2008
    Suspended for doing her job. NBC-10 picking out stories that dont embarass drunken relatives. Channel 3 and 6 should investigate. What is a probation like program? Way to go dan on doing research on the "like story"
    — jroll
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:42 PM, 03/06/2008
    way to do your job Monique...she was just finding out some info... I would want to know what kind of people I'm working for too if I was in her situation. I think fox should report on this the same way nbc did with Alycia Lane
    — yah


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