Anchor Axed After Unleashing On Bosses For Failing To Farewell His Co-Anchor

Anchor Axed After Unleashing On Bosses For Failing To Farewell His Co-Anchor

A Los Angeles news anchor has been reportedly fired after he went on an on-air rant about the treatment of his ex-co-anchor.

Mark Mester, a KTLA news anchor, decided to go off-script during a live television moment, and he spoke out against how his co-host Lynette Romero’s exit was handled by the network he was still working for.

Romero had been with the network for over two decades when she left without a televised farwell. Instead, a reporter announced she would not be returning. The absence of a big farewell led viewers to be confused and upset.

Mester called out the treatment of Romero, “It was cruel, it was inappropriate, and we are so sorry.”

Mester unleashed further and said: “I also want to say sorry to Lynette Romero because Lynette, I love you so much, and you really are my best friend. You did not deserve what happened to you on Wednesday.”

“You did not deserve this, it was a mistake, and we hope you can find it in your heart to forgive us.”

Since Mester’s on-air rant, The LA Times has reported that Mester has been fired. Interestingly, the KLTA website no longer lists Mester as an anchor.

Naturally, Twitter reacted.




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