Posted on 09/26/2022 1:04:23 PM PDT by NohSpinZone
During Saturday’s weekend morning show, Mester, Romero’s co-anchor, went off script with an emotional speech. He apologized, on behalf of the station, to viewers and said the handling of Romero’s exit “was rude, it was cruel, it was inappropriate and we are so sorry.”
Many viewers had applauded Mester’s ad-libbed message, but not long after his defense of Romero, Mester was suspended, drawing even more criticism of how KTLA handled the situation.
“Mark was 100% in the right,” tweeted one user. “It’s like you guys are begging to lose all your viewers with this kind of behavior.”
However, newsroom employees described a different scenario, saying Mester, who joined KTLA in 2014, had violated their trust.
Staffers said producers had written a script for Mester to read to send off Romero, accompanied by photos and clips of her broadcasts, which Mester ignored during the segment. He had also hired a plane with a banner to fly over the station with the message “We love you Lynette.” Mester had pitched producers to include footage of the plane in the segment but was rejected.
Staffers said they saw Mester pacing back and forth with an angry look prior to stepping on set for the Saturday segment. He had alerted his social media followers that he was planning to address Romero’s departure on that morning’s show.
After his segment, people in the newsroom said, they saw Mester ignore management’s requests to step into their office for a meeting. At one point, several staffers recalled Mester telling one of the news directors to “shut up” and said he refused to leave the building after being asked to do so.
During the exchange with management, Mester allegedly yelled obscenities that could be heard by other staffers in the newsroom.
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Melissa Francis was one of the best, but hey if this teleprompter method works, we could be rid of Biden by about tomorrow...
“It’s a toxic place to work in.” I believe you. The pressure on Cher Calvin, Micah Ohlman, etc. is huge, since they must push a very narrow party line: Robert Mueller is good, Robert Mueller is really good, and the 2020 election was the most secure election in history.
Thanks.
Thanks.
"Go F___ yourself, America!"
OMG!
It’s Fox News’ loss that they didn’t keep the highly intelligent Melissa Francis. I still don’t understand why they just didn’t give her a freakin’ raise when she requested it.
From 2019.
KTLA Anchor Chris Burrous Died of Methamphetamine Toxicity; Death Ruled Accidental: Coroner’s Office
From last year...
LA newswoman accused of scheming with ex-con to defraud women
WOW I’ll be damned I had no idea about Wendy Burch, she always acted like such a weirdo when she did reporting on KTLA..I remember once this dude puked on her it was the funniest sh”t. As far as Chris Burrous goes, the cover up over his death was disgraceful..if KTLA had been a legit news organization they would have told the truth instead of giving that guy a week’s long tribute when the whole time they knew he was a sick freak who ran out of work that day to go meet some sleazeoid at a glendale motel to have gay sex and was found with a ball in his mouth. He had a daughter and a wife at home, that was his double life
Burrous, read and enjoy:
KTLA Anchor Chris Burrous’ Cause of Death Released
By Margeaux Sippell
An investigative report on KTLA anchor Chris Burrous has determined that his cause of death was attributed to methamphetamine toxicity, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. Burrous, 43, was found unconscious at a motel in Glendale, Calif on December 27, and later died at the hospital. The death has been ruled as accidental.
The coroner’s report said that in addition to the Class A drug, “Other contributing factors include hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.”
Glendale police were contacted by a man who told them “an individual he was with had passed out and was possibly not breathing.” The man he was with administered CPR before Burrous was taken to the hospital. The medical emergency occurred during a sexual encounter, the report specified. It went on to explain that Burrous had met up through the Grindr app with a male companion, with whom he had met four times previously. During the encounter, Burrous inserted two “rocks” of crystal meth through his rectum before falling unconscious.
GHB was also found at the scene, although the report indicated it had been consumed by the other man and not Burrous. The other man was not charged with any crime.
The well-known news anchor had been a regular face on KTLA since 2011, co-anchoring the weekend edition of KTLA Morning News as well as serving as a correspondent for other KTLA telecasts. He was also one of the reporters covering the state’s recent wildfires as well as the mass shooting at Thousand Oaks’ Borderline Bar & Grill. He was also known for his “Burrous Bites” segments on local restaurants.
Burrous is survived by his wife Mai Do-Burrous, a journalist whom he met while working at KGET, and their 9-year-old daughter.
“Right. Maybe they were bumping more than fists?”
Sure looks like something was going down...
“What’s the story on Lynette Romero?”
New gig on the local L.A. NBC Station. That and her husbands two Restaurants “Jimboy” Tacos closed. Opened in 2018, now kaput. I’m guessing a covid casualty.
The article should have provided the back story. I had no idea what the author was talking about.
This same tv stations weekday morning Team can be be hilarious. Chris, Henry, Megan and Ginger can really mix it up.
See video.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1puW9_kQ-_w
I met Henry at a Charity food drive during the Holidays about four years ago. I asked him if the Station management walked him and Chris down to H.R. after the “airport sewage segment” He got a kick out of that one.
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