Whoopi Goldberg backs Snoop-quoting news anchor: ‘It’s hard to keep up’

Whoopi Goldberg backs Snoop-quoting news anchor: ‘It’s hard to keep up’

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

Mississippi anchor taken off air after quoting Snoop Dogg during broadcast

Mississippi anchor taken off air after quoting Snoop Dogg during broadcast

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

LA anchor pays tribute to former co-host who was fired after rogue on-air comments

LA anchor pays tribute to former co-host who was fired after rogue on-air comments

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

Lynette Romero Joins NBC4 as Anchor for ‘Today in LA’ Morning Newscast

Lynette Romero Joins NBC4 as Anchor for ‘Today in LA’ Morning Newscast

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

Watch: News anchor fired after on-air rant lashing his own bosses

Watch: News anchor fired after on-air rant lashing his own bosses

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 Anchor Mark Mester Fired After On-Air Defense of Former Colleague Lynette Romero

KTLA Anchor Mark Mester Fired After On-Air Defense of Former Colleague Lynette Romero

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

L.A. News Anchor Mark Mester Fired After Calling Out KTLA Over Lynette Romero’s Departure

L.A. News Anchor Mark Mester Fired After Calling Out KTLA Over Lynette Romero’s Departure

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

KTLA Anchor Mark Mester Fired After On-Air Reaction to Lynette Romero’s Departure

KTLA Anchor Mark Mester Fired After On-Air Reaction to Lynette Romero’s Departure

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

KTLA anchor Mark Mester fired after on-air outburst over Lynette Romero’s departure

KTLA anchor Mark Mester fired after on-air outburst over Lynette Romero’s departure

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