And KTLA has now fired Mester for his actions: https://www.thewrap.com/mark-mester-fired-ktla-news-anchor-support-lynette-moreno/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=breaking_news_7018797
On Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at 12:04:19 PM UTC-5 Bob Jersey wrote: > A media-watch site heard from "sources at KTLA," who said that the GM went > in on Sunday to 'splain that Romero had another job offer, and that *I'm > not going to stand in her way*... the newsroom was reportedly then > treated to breakfast burritos... > > https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2022/9/18/ktla-makes-weekend-visit-to-the-newsroom > (link) > B > > On Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at 12:30:38 PM UTC-4 Mark Jeffries wrote: > >> On Wednesday, Nexstar-owned LA CW affil KTLA said that weekend morning >> news co-anchor Lynette Romero had abruptly left the station after 24 >> years--on Saturday, her co-anchor Mark Mester did a five-minute tribute to >> Romero, strongly hinting that the station general manager was responsible >> for the insensitive way her exit was announced (a station-written item read >> by entertainment reporter Sam Rubin, no one else allowed to mention her >> name and no opportunity for Romero to give an on-air farewell)--management >> responded by suspending Mester for an unspecified period: >> >> >> https://www.thewrap.com/ktla-mark-mester-suspended-lynette-romero-on-air-goodbye/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=breaking_news_6997047 >> >> And there's your new owners, CW. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/7643cc0e-9328-45a9-ae2c-0c3bd9c9d5aen%40googlegroups.com.
