Dominic Carter, NY1 ‘Inside City Hall’ Host, May Get 4 Months

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22 Nov, 2009 by New York Herald in Media

Dominic Carter, the personable host of the NY1 political talk show “Inside City Hall”, described as “the best political reporter working in NYC television”, has been found guilty of attempted assault of his spouse and may face up to 4 months in jail.  Sentencing is due January 14th.  NY1 is reviewing the situation and has not decided on whether he’ll be able to keep his high profile job.  Dominic Carter ran a free-wheeling, often rancorous “cross fire” style show about City Hall politics.  His regular guests included former Mayor Ed Koch and a host of other “Wise Guys”.  Dominic Carter’s ability to steer his guests into news worthy quotes as well as to provide an articulate voice as the devil’s advocate earned him kudos and a loyal following among NY1 regulars.  Dominic Carter has been with NY1 since the cable channel’s inception, in 1992.  He took on perhaps his highest-profile role in 2006, when he moderated a series of statewide debates for Governor, Attorney General and Senator.

Our take: The entire incident is sad, not only with the alleged domestic assault itself, but also afterwards when traffic-hungry bloggers and the gawking media used the story to attack the man for everything they never liked about him.  Chances are slim but with a 4 month bid served without incident, his family affairs back in order and sincere apologies to his disappointed viewers, we hope this talented political host and commentator will have a fair chance to earn his spot back at the City Hall desk.