Mark Mester, who was fired from L.A. regional news station KTLA after commemorating his weekend co-anchor on-air after her abrupt exit, has a brand-new gig. Mester has actually left L.A. for an anchor function at KMIR NBC Palm Springs
Mester was at first suspended and after that fired in 2022 from regional CW affiliate KTLA for a four-minute unscripted homage that Mester provided to his previous co-anchor, Lynette Romero. The homage to Romero, who had actually left after 24 years with the station for a function with competing KNBCirritated the station’s basic supervisor, experts informed TheWrap at the time.
“I likewise wish to state sorry to Lynette Romero, since Lynette I enjoy you a lot. You truly are my buddy. You did not deserve what took place to you on Wednesday,” Mester stated at the time. He likewise particularly called the station’s basic supervisor, Janene Drafs, in the section.
In the section, Mester called the handling of Romero’s exit “vicious” and stated, “It was improper and we’re sorry.” Mester had actually likewise worked with an aircraft to fly a banner over the station reading, “We enjoy you Lynette.”
David Reese, previous KNBC news director who now serves at Palm Springs’ KMIR, shared the news of Mester’s hire on Facebook
Romero’s exit followed she ‘d looked for a weekday anchor function in order to have the ability to invest more time with her household, however KTLA had actually decreased to discover her an area. She wasn’t enabled to clear out her desk or release her own on-air bye-bye when she left, which is typically a basic courtesy for long time anchors.
Audiences had actually been exasperated about the method Romero’s exit was dealt with, and that anger grew after Mester was fired.
The newsroom learnt more about Romero’s exit at the exact same time as audiences after anchor Sam Rubin checked out a scripted goodbye, with the remainder of the group being informed not to talk about Romero and her exit, a private with understanding of the scenario informed TheWrap at the time.
The relocation follows another L.A. newsperson, previous KNBC sports anchor Fred Roggin, beginning at the Palm Springs station in January.