Lynette Romero, aka the woman who left KTLA, will work mornings at NBC LA, aka KNBC.
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/lynette-romero-joins-nbc4-as-anchor-for-today-in-la-morning-newscast/2993528/?fbclid=IwAR142NcP9V0V8naj47akkUccEbHafYNw56zgNWmMN5GOP0lNXvI1cByGdY4#l8knjl4t8d311pft5xm On Fri, Sep 23, 2022 at 10:53 AM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > I cannot state what occurred with Moreno in her specific circumstance, but > I can tell you that in general terms, the LA stations have all lowered the > salaries of on-air staff to the point where it is no longer tenable to > leave a mid-market station to go to LA. I liken it to schools across the > country with salaries so low that veteran teachers won’t work there, so the > faculty is made up almost entirely of first or second year teachers with > little to no experience. > > Field reporters are traveling to scenes alone, setting up their own > cameras and satellite hook-ups, often putting themselves at risk when > covering stories in bad neighborhoods. The budgets are covering only what > most people watch local news for: car chases and the weather (weather > graphics are funded at great expense, not meteorologists). > > Fritz Coleman has a very industry specific podcast which is often very > depressing to hear, but the comic turned former weatherman has guests from > local media and it’s usually the same story retold. They used to have a > budget, now they do not. If you aren’t willing to accept doing more work > for less money, you’re out. > > On Fri, Sep 23, 2022 at 10:41 AM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> 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 >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/7643cc0e-9328-45a9-ae2c-0c3bd9c9d5aen%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- 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/CAKgmY4BtNEBk32OiZBhENu91ZRaANvTn32zypp2iGp%2BzDd9J%2BA%40mail.gmail.com.
