Whoopi Goldberg has come to the defense of disgraced weatherwoman Barbie Bassett. Goldberg slammed a Mississippi news station’s decision to oust Bassett, ostensibly because the anchor quoted a Snoop Dogg lyric on live television. On Monday’s episode of “The View,” Goldberg insisted that “just because we’re on television, doesn’t mean we know everything.” “We don’t … Read more
A Mississippi morning news anchor appears to be out of a job after saying a popular Snoop Dogg phrase on air earlier this month. Barbie Bassett has not returned to the anchor desk at NBC affiliate WLBT since the March 8 broadcast and is no longer listed as a member of the news team on … Read more
Popular Los Angeles morning anchor Lynette Romero assured fans her former co-anchor who was fired after he went rogue on-air will do “amazing things” as he moves past his controversial termination. Television anchor Mark Mester was let go by KTLA last month after he went off-script to blast his own station for the way they … Read more
NBC4/KNBC announced Tuesday that Emmy-award winning journalist, Lynette Romero will join “Today in LA” as anchor and reporter. Romero will anchor NBC4’s weekday newscast from 4:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. alongside co-anchor Adrian Arambulo, Meteorologist Belen De Leon and Traffic Anchor Robin Winston. Her first day on-air will be October 10. A well-known and respected … Read more
A KTLA news anchor has been fired following an on-air rant in which he criticised the way the TV station handled the departure of his co-presenter. The catalyst for the incident unfolded on September 15, when weekend morning anchor Lynette Romero’s departure was announced by KTLA reporter Sam Rubin, who delivered the news after being … Read more
KTLA fired anchor Mark Mester days after he was suspended for going off-script and calling out how the station handled the resignation of his long-time co-anchor Lynette Romero, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Station general manager Janene Drafs announced that Mester had been fired during a newsroom meeting on Thursday, the Los Angeles Times reported. … Read more
Mark Master has been fired from L.A. television station KTLA days after being suspended for openly calling out his bosses for the way they treated co-host Lynette Romero’s departure. According to the Los Angeles Times, KTLA general manager Janene Drafs announced during a meeting in the newsroom that Mester had been fired. The local news … Read more
Anchor Mark Mester is no longer employed by KTLA, Variety has confirmed. Mester was previously suspended after he criticized on-air how the station went about his co-anchor Lynette Romero’s sudden departure. KTLA announced Romero’s exit last week without a goodbye message to viewers, which drew criticism on social media. According to the Los Angeles Times, … Read more
Lynette Romero, left, and Mark Mester were co-anchors at KTLA. (KTLA) KTLA news anchor Mark Mester was fired Thursday afternoon, days after he was suspended following an off-script segment about his co-anchor Lynette Romero’s abrupt departure, according to several employees at the station. The newsroom’s general manager, Janene Drafs, announced the firing with a brief … Read more