Mark Mester, who was fired from L.A. regional news station KTLA after paying homage to his weekend co-anchor on-air after her abrupt exit, has a brand-new gig. Mester has left L.A. for an anchor function at KMIR NBC Palm Springs.
Mester was atfirst suspended and then fired in 2022 from regional CW affiliate KTLA for a four-minute unscripted homage that Mester offered to his previous co-anchor, Lynette Romero. The homage to Romero, who’d left after 24 years with the station for a function with competitor KNBC, irritated the station’s basic supervisor, experts informed TheWrap at the time.
“I likewise desire to state sorry to Lynette Romero, since Lynette I love you so much. You truly are my finest buddy. You did not shouldhave what occurred to you on Wednesday,” Mester stated at the time. He likewise particularly called the station’s basic supervisor, Janene Drafs, in the sector.
In the sector, Mester called the managing of Romero’s exit “cruel” and stated, “It was unsuitable and we’re sorry.” Mester had likewise workedwith a aircraft to fly a banner over the station reading, “We love you Lynette.”
David Reese, previous KNBC news director who now serves at Palm Springs’ KMIR, shared