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Who

Dominic Carter is the senior political reporter at NY1 and the host of the popular show Inside City Hall.

Backstory

Carter grew up with his single mother in housing projects in Harlem and the Bronx. His mother suffered from serious psychological problems and was violently abusive toward her son; she reportedly tried to kill him when he was two, he later discovered. Carter survived not only his childhood but also the New York City public school system, and in 1988 landed his first broadcast job as a radio reporter covering Jesse Jackson's unsuccessful run for president. He joined the upstart NY1 when it launched in 1992.

Of note

Carter is widely considered the best political reporter on the air in New York. He doesn't softball his guests, and Inside City Hall is a must-watch among the city's political intelligentsia. His little local program has also managed to national news over the years: Senator Hillary Clinton first mentioned her desire to run for the White House while a guest on the show. Carter regularly hosts political debates among candidates for state offices; most memorably, he grilled Alan Hevesi over allegations of ethics violations at the 2006 debate between state comptroller candidates. He seems to have made some famous friends along the way, too. In 2000, Donald Trump wrote a letter to CBS chief Les Moonves calling Carter "hard hitting and fearless" and urging Moonves to hire him at CBS.

In print

In 2007, Carter self-published a memoir about his rough childhood, No Momma's Boy.

On the side

As the face of NY1, Carter has made cameo appearances in New York movies such as Spike Lee's Inside Man, and appeared on three episodes of TV's Drop Dead Gorgeous. His first TV appearance was in the 1970s as a contestant on the children's show Wonderama.

Personal

Carter and his wife Marilyn have two children and live in Suffern, NY.